- Reiter's disease
- noun see Reiter's syndrome
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Reiter's disease — noun an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis • Syn: ↑Reiter s syndrome • Hypernyms: ↑syndrome * * * ˈrīd.ə(r)z noun also … Useful english dictionary
Reiter's syndrome — Rei·ter s syndrome rīt ərz n a disease that is usu. initiated by infection in genetically predisposed individuals and is characterized usu. by recurrence of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis called also Reiter s disease Reiter Hans Conrad … Medical dictionary
Reiter's syndrome — noun Etymology: Hans Reiter died 1969 German physician Date: circa 1947 a disease that is usually initiated by infection in genetically predisposed individuals and is characterized usually by recurrence of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Reiter's syndrome — /ruy teuhrz/, Pathol. a disease of unknown cause, occurring primarily in adult males, marked by urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis. Also called Reiter s disease. [after Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (1881 1969), German bacteriologist, who… … Universalium
Reiter's syndrome — noun an inflammatory syndrome (etiology unknown) predominantly in males; characterized by arthritis and conjunctivitis and urethritis • Syn: ↑Reiter s disease • Hypernyms: ↑syndrome … Useful english dictionary
Reiter (disambiguation) — Reiter is the German word for horserider. It may indicate:* Reiters, the European cavalry of the 16th and 17th century * Raymond Reiter, computer scientist * Thomas Reiter, German astronaut * Hans Reiter, the medicine researcher who gave his name … Wikipedia
Reiter syndrome — A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis; (2) inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis); and (3) inflammation of the genital, urinary or gastrointestinal systems.Reiter syndrome… … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Reiter syndrome — ▪ pathology disorder characterized by arthritis and sometimes inflammation of the eye, urogenital tract, or mucous membranes that is typically triggered by a sexually transmitted disease or a gastrointestinal infection. Presumably, Reiter… … Universalium
Reiter — noun German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter s syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881 1969) • Syn: ↑Hans Conrad Julius Reiter • Instance Hypernyms: ↑bacteriologist … Useful english dictionary