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reynolds' pentad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
reynold-s' pen-tad
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.

Etymology

Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.

Questions

What does reynolds' pentad mean?
A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.
Where does reynolds' pentad come from?
Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.

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