Basedow's disease

proper noun

Graves' disease

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

Named for German physician Karl Adolph von Basedow.

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Basedow's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basedow's%20disease

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