Macleod's syndrome

Mac·leod's syndrome

noun \mə-ˈklau̇dz-\

Definition of MACLEOD'S SYNDROME

: abnormally increased translucence of one lung usually accompanied by reduction in ventilation and in perfusion with blood

Biographical Note for MACLEOD'S SYNDROME

Macleod, William Mathieson (1911–1977), British physician. Macleod was a specialist in pulmonology and thoracic medicine. He described the condition now known as Macleod's syndrome in an article published in 1954.