Meanings
- uncountabledermatologyA skin condition that causes an itchy rash of small, reddish bumps and blisters mostly on the chest, back, and trunk.
Synonyms: transient acantholytic dermatosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA skin condition that causes an itchy rash of small, reddish bumps and blisters mostly on the chest, back, and trunk.
Origin
Named after American dermatopathologist Ralph Wier Grover (1920–2008) who first reported this condition in 1975 while working at Franklin Hospital in New York.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Grover's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grover's%20disease
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