Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after two doctors, Edvard Ehlers and Henri-Alexandre Danlos, who identified the syndrome at the turn of the 20th century.

Noun

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Ehlers-Danlos syndromes)

1. (teratology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.

Synonyms

• cutis hyperelastica
• EDS

Translations

inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen

• Portuguese: síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos (pt) f
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