Hand-Schüller-Christian disease

noun

A condition associated with multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis and a triad of exophthalmos, lytic bone lesions (often in the skull), and diabetes insipidus.

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Meanings

nounHand-Schüller-Christian disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA condition associated with multifocal Langerhans cell histiocytosis and a triad of exophthalmos, lytic bone lesions (often in the skull), and diabetes insipidus.

Origin

Named after Alfred Hand, Artur Schüller, and Henry Asbury Christian.

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Hand-Schüller-Christian disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hand-Sch%C3%BCller-Christian%20disease

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hand-Schüller-Christian disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hand-Sch%C3%BCller-Christian%20disease.

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