Meanings
- uncountableA rare disease that causes benign tumors to grow in the human brain, kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, lungs and skin, caused by a mutation in the genes for the tumor growth suppressor proteins hamartin and tuberin.
Synonyms: Bourneville disease, epiloia, tuberous sclerosis complex, Bourneville's disease, Bourneville–Pringle disease, Bourneville disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare disease that causes benign tumors to grow in the human brain, kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, lungs and skin, caused by a mutation in the genes for the tumor growth suppressor proteins hamartin and tuberin.
Origin
Name composed of the Latin tuber (swelling) and the Greek skleros (hard), referring to the pathological finding of thick, firm, and pale gyri, called "tubers", in the brains of patients post mortem, first described by Désiré-Magloire Bourneville in 1880.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish tuberoosiskleroosi
- tuberoosiskleroosidisease
Cite this entry
tuberous sclerosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberous%20sclerosis
“tuberous sclerosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberous%20sclerosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuberous sclerosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuberous%20sclerosis.
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