Rothmund-Thomson syndrome

noun

A form of poikiloderma sometimes associated with osteosarcoma.

Meanings

nounRothmund-Thomson syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of poikiloderma sometimes associated with osteosarcoma.

    Synonyms: poikiloderma congenitale

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of poikiloderma sometimes associated with osteosarcoma.

Origin

Originally described by August von Rothmund (1830–1906) in 1868. Matthew Sydney Thomson (1894–1969) published further descriptions in 1936.

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