Erdheim-Chester disease

proper noun

polyostotic sclerosing histiocytosis, a rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of histiocytes.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. medicinepolyostotic sclerosing histiocytosis, a rare disease characterized by the abnormal multiplication of histiocytes.

Origin

The first case was reported by the American pathologist William Chester in 1930, during his visit to the Austrian pathologist Jakob Erdheim in Vienna.

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

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“Erdheim-Chester disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erdheim-Chester%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erdheim-Chester disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erdheim-Chester%20disease.

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