Still's disease
- noun
- /stɪlz dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de Still
- After weeks of high fevers and joint pain, doctors diagnosed her with Still's disease.
Examples
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Blood tests showing very high ferritin levels supported the suspicion of Still's disease in the patient.
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Treatment for Still's disease often includes anti-inflammatory drugs and sometimes steroids to control symptoms.
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Doctors diagnosed her with Still's disease last week.
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He suffers from Still's disease, which causes severe joint pain.
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After weeks of high fevers and joint pain, doctors diagnosed her with Still's disease.
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Blood tests showing very high ferritin levels supported the suspicion of Still's disease in the patient.
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Treatment for Still's disease often includes anti-inflammatory drugs and sometimes steroids to control symptoms.
How Severe
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4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Still's + disease
This is an eponymous medical name: 'Still's' is a proper name and does not contribute compositional semantic content about symptoms or onset, while 'disease' only signals a medical condition. A B1 learner who knows the words 'Still' and 'disease' would not be able to derive the specific meaning (adult-onset systemic inflammatory disorder) without prior exposure or background knowledge.
Etymology
The name Still's disease for adult patients also comes from Dr. George Still, because doctors used his name for a similar illness that appears in grown people. That's why Still's disease can mean 'an adult illness with high fever, rash and joint pain'.