Kayser-Fleischer ring

Meaning

Noun

A dark ring surrounding the iris of the eye, indicative of various liver diseases.

Origin

Named after Dr. Bernhard Kayser and Dr. Bruno Fleischer, the German doctors who first described them in 1902 and 1903.

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