Caplan's syndrome
A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as…A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.
Origin
Named after Dr. Anthony Caplan, a physician who identified the constellation of findings aNamed after Dr. Anthony Caplan, a physician who identified the constellation of findings as a distinct entity in a 1953 publication.
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