Plummer, Henry Stanley


Plummer,

Henry Stanley, U.S. physician, 1874-1937. Plummer bag - Synonym(s): Plummer dilatorPlummer bougiePlummer dilator - an instrument for dilating the lower end of the esophagus in cardiospasm. Synonym(s): Plummer bagPlummer disease - hyperthyroidism resulting from a nodular toxic goiter, usually not accompanied by exophthalmos.Plummer sign - a sign of Graves disease.Plummer-Vinson syndrome - iron deficiency anemia, dysphagia, esophageal web, and atrophic glossitis. Synonym(s): Paterson-Kelly syndrome; sideropenic dysphagia