Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
noun
Wa·ter·house-Frid·er·ich·sen syndrome
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s-ˈfrid-(ə-)rik-sən-
: acute and severe meningococcemia with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands
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