Boerhaave, Hermann
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Boerhaave,
Hermann, Dutch physician, 1668-1738.Boerhaave glands - Synonym(s): sweat glands
Boerhaave syndrome - spontaneous rupture of the lower esophagus, a variant of Mallory-Weiss syndrome.
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