Marie's disease

noun

The disease acromegaly.

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acromegalyacromegaliaBamberger-Marie disease

Meanings

nounMarie's disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe disease acromegaly.

    Synonyms: acromegaly, acromegalia

  2. uncountablemedicineThe disease hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy.

    Synonyms: Bamberger-Marie disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe disease acromegaly.

nounThe disease hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy.

Similar
Bamberger-Marie disease
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Origin

From Pierre Marie who described the diseases below.

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