Behçet's disease

Behçet's disease

See also: Behcet's disease

English

Alternative forms

• Behcet's disease

Etymology

Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪt͡ʃɛts dɪˈziːz/

Noun

Behçet's disease (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).

   Synonyms: Behçet's syndrome (archaic), Morbus Behçet, Silk Road disease

Related terms

• behcetogenic

Translations

multi-system disorder

Catalan: síndrome de Behçet f, malaltia de Behçet f Chinese: Mandarin: 貝賽特氏症 (zh), 贝赛特氏症 (zh) (Bèisàitèshì zhèng) Finnish: Behçetin tauti (fi) Italian: sindrome di Behçet f

Japanese: ベーチェット病 (ベーチェットびょう, Bēchetto-byō) Korean: 베체트 병 (Becheteu byeong) Portuguese: doença de Behçet f Turkish: Behçet hastalığı