Etymology

Cobb syndrome

Today it means: A rare congenital disorder characterized by visible skin lesions and spinal angiomas or arteriovenous malformations. Full definition →

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The story

Named after neurologist Stanley Cobb, though he was not the first to describe the condition.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.