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单词 pickwickian syndrome
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Pickwickian syndrome

or Pickwick syndrome


noun Pathology.

an abnormality characterized by extreme obesity accompanied by sleepiness, hypoventilation, and polycythemia.

Origin of Pickwickian syndrome

First recorded in 1955–60; named for Joe, a character in Dickens' The Pickwick Papers who exhibited symptoms of the disorder

Words nearby Pickwickian syndrome

pick up the pieces, pickup tube, pickwick, Pickwickian, Pickwickianism, Pickwickian syndrome, Pickwick, Samuel, picky, picloram, picnic, picnic races
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Medical definitions for Pickwickian syndrome

pickwickian syndrome
[ pĭk-wĭkē-ən ]

n.

A syndrome characterized by extreme obesity, hypoventilation, and general debility.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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