Fanconi syndrome

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Etymology

Named after Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician.

Noun

Fanconi syndrome

  1. A disease of the proximal renal tubules of the kidney in which glucose, amino acids, uric acid, phosphate and bicarbonate are passed into the urine, instead of being reabsorbed.

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