Reiter's syndrome — Rei·ter s syndrome rīt ərz n a disease that is usu. initiated by infection in genetically predisposed individuals and is characterized usu. by recurrence of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis called also Reiter s disease Reiter Hans Conrad … Medical dictionary
Reiter syndrome — A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis; (2) inflammation of the eyes (conjunctivitis); and (3) inflammation of the genital, urinary or gastrointestinal systems.Reiter syndrome… … Medical dictionary
Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome — Fies·sing·er Le·roy Rei·ter syndrome (feґsing er lə rwahґ riґtər) [Noлl Armand Fiessinger, French physician, 1881–1946; Emile Leroy, French physician, early 20th century; Hans Conrad Reiter, German physician, 1881–1969] Reiter… … Medical dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium