| reiter syndrome | <radiology> Males, associated with GC ??, polyarthritis, feet (Launois deformity ??), SI joints, knees / ankles (joint effusions), urethritis, uveitis / conjunctivitis (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Reiter test | A complement-fixation test for syphilis using as antigen material prepared from the Reiter strain of Treponema pallidum; the test has been largely replaced in laboratory medicine by the fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reiter's disease | A triad of nongonococcal urethritis followed by conjunctivitis and arthritis, of unknown aetiology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Reiter's syndrome | <syndrome> The combination of arthritis, conjunctivitis and urethritis (occasionally diarrhoea). Occurs mainly in young men. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Reiter, Hans | <person> German bacteriologist, 1881-1969. See: Reiter test, Reiter's disease, Reiter's syndrome, Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arthritis, reiter's | The combination of inflammation of the joints (arthritis), eyes (conjunctivitis), and GU (genitourinary) &/or GI (gastrointestinal) systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| syndrome, reiter's | 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. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome | <syndrome> The combination of arthritis, conjunctivitis and urethritis (occasionally diarrhoea). Occurs mainly in young men. (27 Sep 1997) |