Goodpasture's syndrome

noun

Good·​pas·​ture's syndrome ˈgu̇d-ˌpas-chərz- 

variants also Goodpasture syndrome

-chər- 

: an autoimmune disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by the presence of circulating antibodies in the blood which attack the basement membrane of the kidney's glomeruli and the lung's alveoli and that is marked initially by coughing, fatigue, difficulty in breathing, and hemoptysis progressing to glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhages