HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

Reye's syndrome

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Reye's syndrome used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free