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Fanconi syndrome

noun Fan·co·ni syndrome \-nē-\

Medical Definition of FANCONI SYNDROME

:  a disorder of reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubules of the kidney characterized especially by the presence of glucose, amino acids, and phosphates in the urine

Variants of FANCONI SYNDROME

Fan·co·ni syndrome also Fanconi's syndrome

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