Plummer-vinson syndrome
Plummer-Vinson syndrome Plum·mer-Vin·son syndrome (plŭm’ər-vĭn’sən)
n.
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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[pluhm-it] /ˈplʌm ɪt/ noun 1. Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line. 2. something that weighs down or depresses. verb (used without object) 3. to plunge. /ˈplʌmɪt/ verb -mets, -meting, -meted 1. (intransitive) […]
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[pluhm-it] /ˈplʌm ɪt/ noun 1. Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line. 2. something that weighs down or depresses. verb (used without object) 3. to plunge. /ˈplʌmɪt/ verb -mets, -meting, -meted 1. (intransitive) […]
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[pluhm-it] /ˈplʌm ɪt/ noun 1. Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line. 2. something that weighs down or depresses. verb (used without object) 3. to plunge. /ˈplʌmɪt/ verb -mets, -meting, -meted 1. (intransitive) […]
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[pluhm-ee] /ˈplʌm i/ adjective, plummier, plummiest. 1. containing or resembling . 2. good or desirable: a plummy part for a good actress. 3. richly or mellowly resonant: a plummy speaking voice. /ˈplʌmɪ/ adjective -mier, -miest 1. of, full of, or resembling plums 2. (Brit, informal) (of speech) having a deep tone and a refined and […]
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[ploo-mohs] /ˈplu moʊs/ adjective 1. having feathers or plumes; feathered. 2. feathery or plumelike. /ˈpluːməʊs; -məʊz/ adjective 1. another word for plumate