Meanings
alternative Milroy Disease · alternative Milroys Disease · alternative Milroy's Disease · alternative Milroy disease · alternative Milroys disease · alternative Miloy's · alternative Milroys · alternative Milroy · alternative MD
- uncountableA familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads to fluid accumulation and hypertrophy of soft tissues.
Synonyms: MD, Meige, Meige disease, Meige Disease, Meige's, Meiges, Meige's disease, Meige's Disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads to fluid accumulation and hypertrophy of soft tissues.
Origin
Coined by Canadian physician baronet Sir William Osler in 1895, in his medical text, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, 2nd ed. Named after American physician William Forsyth Milroy, who described a case in 1892, in the New York Journal of Medicine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French syndrome de Miege, maladie de Miege
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Milroy's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Milroy's%20disease
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