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raynaud's phenomenon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
ray-naud's phe-nomenon
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of the hands and feet becoming discoloured, typically white, red, and blue, caused by an altered blood flow brought about by cold, or stress.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after the French physician Maurice Raynaud, who described the condition in 1862.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Raynaud's phenomena (plural)

Synonyms

Raynaud syndrome

Questions

What does raynaud's phenomenon mean?
A condition of the hands and feet becoming discoloured, typically white, red, and blue, caused by an altered blood flow brought about by cold, or stress.
Where does raynaud's phenomenon come from?
Named after the French physician Maurice Raynaud, who described the condition in 1862.

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