Meanings
nounMoeller's disease (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe disease scurvy, especially in infants.
Synonyms: Barlow's disease, Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome, Cheadle's disease, Möller-Barlow disease, scorbutus, scurvy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe disease scurvy, especially in infants.
Origin
Named after Julius Otto Ludwig Möller, who described it.
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Moeller's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moeller's%20disease
MLA
“Moeller's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moeller's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moeller's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moeller's%20disease.
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