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REITER'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Reiter's disease mean? 

REITER'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun REITER'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritisplay

  Familiarity information: REITER'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REITER'S DISEASE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Reiter's disease; Reiter's syndrome

Hypernyms ("Reiter's disease" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)


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