mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

noun

variants or less commonly mucocutaneous lymph node disease
: kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an acute systemic vasculitis seen in the pediatric population.Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome was in 1973

Dictionary Entries Near mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

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mucoid

Cite this Entry

“Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mucocutaneous%20lymph%20node%20syndrome. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome

noun
variants also mucocutaneous lymph node disease
: kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease (KD), also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an acute systemic vasculitis seen in the pediatric population.Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports
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