KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kayser-Fleischer ring mean? 

• KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING (noun)
  The noun KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING has 1 sense:

1. a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease

  Familiarity information: KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAYSER-FLEISCHER RING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Kayser-Fleischer ring" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)