单词 | plummer-vinson syndrome |
释义 | Plummer-Vinson syndromePlummer-Vinson syndrome[′pləm·ər ′vin·sən ‚sin‚drōm]Plummer-Vinson syndromePlummer-Vinson syndrome[plum´er vin´sun]Plum·mer-Vin·son syn·drome(plŭm'ĕr vin'sŏn),Plummer-Vinson syndromePaterson-Kelly syndrome; sideropenic dysphagia Metabolic disease A possibly autoimmune condition affecting middle aged ♀, characterized by iron-deficiency anemia, oropharyngeal mucosal atrophy, koilonychia–spooned nails, angular cheilitis, pallor, glossitis, dysphagia due to a fibrous esophageal web, associated with oropharyngeal SCC. See Esophageal web.Plum·mer-Vin·son syn·drome(plŭm'ĕr vin'sŏn sin'drōm)Plummer-Vinson syndromeDifficulty in swallowing from webs of tissue that form across the upper oesophagus, sore tongue, spoon-shaped fingernails (koilonychia) and severe iron-deficiency ANAEMIA. The syndrome mainly affects middle-aged women. Treatment of the anaemia usually resolves the syndrome. (Henry Stanley Plummer, 1874–1937, American physician; and Porter Paisley Vinson, 1890–1959, American surgeon).Plummer,Henry Stanley, U.S. physician, 1874-1937.Vinson,Porter P., U.S. surgeon, 1890-1959.Plum·mer-Vin·son syn·drome(plŭm'ĕr vin'sŏn sin'drōm) |
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