Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reye's syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: reye's syn-drome
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids."

Etymology

Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Reye syndrome (alternative)

Questions

What does reye's syndrome mean?: A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.
Where does reye's syndrome come from?: Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye.

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