Reye's syndrome
[ rahyz, reyz ]
/ raɪz, reɪz /
noun Pathology.
an uncommon, severe disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness, as influenza or chickenpox, and associated with aspirin usage, involving swelling of the brain and liver and affecting other organs: symptoms include fever, projectile vomiting, confusion, and, sometimes, respiratory arrest.
Origin of Reye's syndrome
after Ralph Douglas Kenneth
Reye (1912–78), Australian pediatrician, who co-wrote a description of the syndrome in 1963
British Dictionary definitions for reye's syndrome
Reye's syndrome
/ (raɪz, reɪz) /
noun
a rare metabolic disease in children that can be fatal, involving damage to the brain, liver, and kidneys
Word Origin for Reye's syndrome
C20: named after R. D. K.
Reye (1912–78) Australian paediatrician
Medical definitions for reye's syndrome
Reye's syndrome
[ rīz, rāz ]
n.
An acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chicken pox or influenza.
Scientific definitions for reye's syndrome
Reye's syndrome
[ rīz ]
A rare, acute encephalopathy characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, disorientation, and coma, occurring mainly in children and usually following a viral infection, such as chickenpox or influenza.