Meanings
nounLedderhose's disease (uncountable)
- uncountableplantar fibromatosis
Origin
Named after Dr. Georg Ledderhose, a German surgeon who described the condition for the first time in 1894.
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Ledderhose's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ledderhose's%20disease
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