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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after two doctors, Edvard Ehlers and Henri-Alexandre Danlos, who identified the syndrome at the turn of the 20th century.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃勒斯-當洛綜合徵 /埃勒斯-当洛综合征 (Āilèsī-Dāngluò zōnghézhēng) — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • Finnish: Ehlers–Danlosin syndrooma — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • French: Syndrome d'Ehlers-Danlos — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • German: Ehlers–Danlos-Syndrom — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • Japanese: エーラス・ダンロス症候群 (ērasu-danrosu shōkō-gun) — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • Portuguese: síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen
  • Vietnamese: hội chứng Ehlers-Danlos — inherited disorder caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen