Etymology

Mondor's disease

Today it means: A rare condition involving thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Henri Mondor (1885-1962), a surgeon in Paris, France who first described the disease in 1939.

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