Meigs' syndrome
/ˈmeɪɡz ˌsɪndrəʊm/(also Meigs's syndrome) Pathology
noun
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal and pleural cavities in association with a fibroma or other benign solid tumour of the ovary.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Medical Association. From genitive of the name of Joe Vincent Meigs, U.S. surgeon, who described the syndrome in 1937 + syndrome.