Kawasaki disease
noun/ˌkɑːwəˈsɑːki dɪziːz/
/ˌkɑːwəˈsɑːki dɪziːz/
[uncountable]- a serious disease, especially of young children, that causes a high temperature and red spots on the skin and makes the blood vessels painful and larger than normal
- She was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease when she was three years old.
Word Origin1960s: named after Tomisaku Kawasaki, Japanese physician.
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