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Meaning of WATERHOUSE-FRIDERICHSEN SYNDROME
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
syndrome
associated
with
bacterial
meningitis
;
marked
by
sudden
high
fever
and
skin
discoloration
and
petechiae
with
hemorrhage
into
the
adrenal
glands
and
cardiovascular
collapse
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Biology Dictionary
Definition:
Friderichsen-Waterhouse syndrome is characterized by generalized petechiae and purpuric lesions on the body, shock, and vasomotor collapse. It is usually associated with severe meningococcal septicemia.
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