释义 |
plummer-vinson syndrome \|pləmə(r)|vin(t)sən-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized P&V Etymology: after Henry S. Plummer died 1937 and Porter P. Vinson b1890 American physicians : a condition that is marked by difficulty in swallowing, atrophic changes in mouth, pharynx, and upper esophagus, and hypochromic anemia and is commonly considered to be due to a nutritional deficiency |