Reye's syndrome
SYNDROME CHARACTERIZED BY ACUTE BRAIN DAMAGE AND LIVER FUNCTION PROBLEMS
Reyes Syndrome; Reye Syndrome; Reye's Syndrome; Reyes syndrome; Reye’s Syndrome; Reye hepatocerebral syndrome; Rye syndrome; Reye s syndrome; Reye's s syndrome; Reye's syndrome; Reye’s syndrome
['re?z, 'r??z]
¦ noun a life-threatening metabolic disorder in young children, of uncertain cause.
Origin
1960s: named after the Australian paediatrician Ralph D. K. Reye.