Reye \ˈrī\ Ralph Douglas Kenneth (1912–1977), Australian pathologist. Reye held the post of director of pathology at a hospital for children in Sydney, Australia. From 1951 to 1962 he studied 21 cases of Reye's syndrome. He presented his findings in an article published in 1963.
Medical Dictionary
Reye's syndrome
noun \ˈrīz- also ˈrāz-\
Medical Definition of REYE'S SYNDROME
: an often fatal encephalopathy especially of childhood characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, and swelling of the kidneys and brain
Biographical Note for REYE'S SYNDROME
Variants of REYE'S SYNDROME
Reye's syndrome also Reye syndrome \ˈrī- also ˈrā-\
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