Plummer-Vinson syndrome

Plummer-Vinson syndrome definition - medical

Plum·mer-Vin·son syndrome (plŭmˈər-vĭnˈsən)

noun
Difficulty in swallowing caused by degeneration of the muscle of the esophagus, atrophy of the papillae of the tongue, and hypochromic anemia.

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