Reye's syndrome

English Alternative forms Reye syndrome Etymology Named after Dr R. Douglas Reye. Noun - en disease A potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver. en 1997 Norman Gitlin The Liver and Systemic Disease 277 Reye's syndrome and Jamaican vomiting sickness are disorders of mitochondrial dysfunction, while MCAD is a defect in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids. Translations the disease Czech: cs Reyeův syndrom m Turkish: tr Reye sendromu en eponyms en Syndromes