Reiter's syndrome

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A condition that causes inflammation of the joints, eyes, and urinary tract, often in men

noun
/ˈraɪtərz ˈsɪndroʊm/

Archaic

: síndrome de Reiter

Reiter's syndrome often presents with arthritis and inflammation of the eyes and urinary tract.

Examples

After months of joint pain and eye redness, the doctor diagnosed him with Reiter's syndrome.
Treatment for Reiter's syndrome typically involves managing symptoms and controlling inflammation.
He was diagnosed with Reiter's syndrome last year.
Many men suffer from Reiter's syndrome during their lifetime.
Reiter's syndrome often presents with arthritis and inflammation of the eyes and urinary tract.
After months of joint pain and eye redness, the doctor diagnosed him with Reiter's syndrome.
Treatment for Reiter's syndrome typically involves managing symptoms and controlling inflammation.

Synonyms

Reiter's disease

vsReiter's syndrome

Archaic

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Inflammation of the joints, eyes, and urinary tract that often follows an infection and mainly affects men

is the same condition but described by the modern preferred medical name

Surface Forms

Reiter's syndrome singular

Morphology

Reiter's + syndrome

A learner who knows 'syndrome' will infer that Reiter's syndrome is a medical condition (partial understanding), but the proper-name element 'Reiter's' gives no information about the specific symptoms or systems affected. Because the expression yields a general disease-category meaning but not the crucial clinical details, it is only partially predictable from its constituents.

Etymology

Reiter's syndrome is named after a doctor, Hans Reiter, who first described a clear pattern of joint pain, red eyes, and urinary inflammation in some patients. That's why Reiter's syndrome refers to that specific group of inflammation symptoms, though today many doctors prefer the name 'reactive arthritis'.