Medical Dictionary

mixed connective tissue disease

noun

Medical Definition of MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE

:  a syndrome characterized by symptoms of various rheumatic diseases (as systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and polymyositis) and by high concentrations of antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens

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