Favre-Racouchot syndrome

noun

A solar elastotic disorder consisting of multiple open comedones that occurs in skin damaged by sunlight.

Meanings

nounFavre-Racouchot syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledermatologyA solar elastotic disorder consisting of multiple open comedones that occurs in skin damaged by sunlight.

Origin

Named after the French dermatologist Maurice Favre and his pupil Jean Racouchot.

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