Etymology

Raynaud's phenomenon

Today it means: A condition of the hands and feet becoming discoloured, typically white, red, and blue, caused by an altered blood flow brought about by cold, or stress. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the French physician Maurice Raynaud, who described the condition in 1862.

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