Etymology

Mikulicz disease

Today it means: A benign lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid and/or lacrimal glands, sometimes associated with Sjögren's syndrome. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, a Polish surgeon who wrote about the condition.

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