Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome

noun

A rare genetic skin disorder that typically presents with widespread painless papules.

Similar
BOS
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Meanings

nounBuschke-Ollendorff syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare genetic skin disorder that typically presents with widespread painless papules.

    Synonyms: BOS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare genetic skin disorder that typically presents with widespread painless papules.

Similar
BOS

Origin

Named for Abraham Buschke and Helene Ollendorff Curth, who described the condition in 1928.

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APA

Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buschke-Ollendorff%20syndrome

MLA

“Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buschke-Ollendorff%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buschke-Ollendorff%20syndrome.

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