Leriche syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after French surgeon René Leriche (1879–1955), the first to operate on the disease.

Noun

Leriche syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A condition caused by the occlusion of the terminal aorta and iliac arteries, characterized by absent or diminished femoral pulses, intermittent claudication of the buttocks and thighs, and erectile dysfunction; also known as aortoiliac occlusive disease.
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