Milroy's disease
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Milroy's disease
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Coined by Canadian physician baronet Sir William Osler in 1895, in his medical text, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, 2nd ed. Named after American physician William Forsyth Milroy, who described a case in 1892, in the New York Journal of Medicine.
noun Milroy Disease · Milroys Disease · Milroy's Disease · Milroy disease · Milroys disease · Miloy's
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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.
Similar: MD, Meige, Meige disease, Meige Disease, Meige's, Meiges, Meige's disease, Meige's Disease, Meiges disease, Meiges Disease, Milroy, Milroy disease
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| Français | syndrome de Miege, maladie de Miege |
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