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milroy's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mil-roy's dis-ease
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads to fluid accumulation and hypertrophy of soft tissues.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named by Sir William Osler for William Milroy, an American physician, who described a case in 1892.

Usage

Synonyms

Milroy disease Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome

Questions

What does milroy's disease mean?
A familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads to fluid accumulation and hypertrophy of soft tissues.
Where does milroy's disease come from?
Named by Sir William Osler for William Milroy, an American physician, who described a case in 1892.

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