Bartter syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Dr. Frederic Bartter.

Noun

Bartter syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A rare inherited disease characterised by a defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, which results in hypokalemia and alkalosis.

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