# Mendelson's syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of chemical pneumonitis caused by aspiration of stomach contents (principally gastric acid) during anesthesia in childbirth.

## Etymology
Named in 1946 for American obstetrician and cardiologist Curtis Lester Mendelson.

## Source
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