n :  a group of symptoms of unknown etiology that occur esp. in young men and include esp. ulcerative lesions of the mouth and genitalia and inflammation of the eye (as uveitis and iridocyclitis) - called also Behcet's disease 
 
Beh•et, Hulusi (1889-1948), Turkish dermatologist. Behet published his original description of Behcet's syndrome in 1937.
 
 
 
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