Medical Dictionary

Conn's syndrome

noun \ˈkänz-\

Medical Definition of CONN'S SYNDROME

Biographical Note for CONN'S SYNDROME

Conn, Jerome W. (1907–1994), American physician. Conn had a long and distinguished career as a member of the medical faculty at the university hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For many years he also served as director of the hospital's division of metabolism and endocrinology. He received numerous awards for his contributions to endocrinology. Conn also undertook studies in human nutrition, metabolic disorders, and normal human metabolism.

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