hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

noun

: any of several clinically similar diseases that are caused by hantaviruses (as the Hantaan virus) and are characterized by fever, renal insufficiency, thrombocytopenia, and hemorrhage but not usually by pulmonary complications compare hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Dictionary Entries Near hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Cite this Entry

“Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemorrhagic%20fever%20with%20renal%20syndrome. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!