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kearns-sayre syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
kearn-s-sayre syn-drome
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oculocraniosomatic disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

The triad of CPEO, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities was first described in a case report of two patients in 1958 by Thomas P. Kearns (1922-2011) and George Pomeroy Sayre (1911-1992).

Usage

Synonyms

KSS

Questions

What does kearns-sayre syndrome mean?
Oculocraniosomatic disease.
Where does kearns-sayre syndrome come from?
The triad of CPEO, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities was first described in a case report of two patients in 1958 by Thomas P. Kearns (1922-2011) and George Pomeroy Sayre (1911-1992).

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