Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
[ ey-lerz dan-los, -luh s ]
/ ˈeɪ lərz ˈdæn lɒs, -ləs /
noun Pathology.
a rare hereditary disease of connective tissue, characterized by joint hypermotility and abnormally stretchable skin.
Origin of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
after Edvard
Ehlers (1863–1937), Danish dermatologist, and Henri Alexandre
Danlos (1844–1912), French dermatologist, who separately reported it in 1901 and 1908
Medical definitions for ehlers-danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
[ ā′lərs-dăn′lŏs, -däɴ-lōs′ ]
n.
A hereditary disorder of the connective tissue characterized by overelasticity and friability of the skin, excessive extensibility of the joints, and fragility of the cutaneous blood vessels.
cutis hyperelastica elastic skin