VEXAS

== English == === Etymology === Acronym of vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X chromosome, autoinflammatory, somatic, after the core features of the disorder. First discovered in October 2020, with the report from The New England Journal of Medicine and identified by a multidisciplinary team of scientists (see quotations below). === Noun === VEXAS (uncountable) (medicine, biology) An autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the body and mostly affects men. [from 2020] Alternative form: VEXAS syndrome === Anagrams === vaxes