Monge disease
chron·ic moun·tain sick·ness
loss of high altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure (for example, by residence), characterized by extreme polycythemia, exaggerated hypoxemia, and reduced mental and physical capacity; relieved by descent.
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chron·ic moun·tain sick·ness
(kron'ik mown'tăn sik'nĕs)Loss of high altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure (e.g., by residence), characterized by extreme polycythemia, exaggerated hypoxemia, and reduced mental and physical capacity; relieved by descent.
Synonym(s): Monge disease.
Synonym(s): Monge disease.
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Monge disease
(mon′hā) [Carlos Monge, Peruvian physician, 1884–1970]
Mountain sickness, chronic
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Monge Medrano,
Carlos, Peruvian professor of medicine and high altitude specialist, 1884-1970.Monge disease - loss of high-altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure. Synonym(s): chronic mountain sickness; Monge syndrome
Monge syndrome - Synonym(s): Monge disease
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