Milroy's disease

短语

[医] 米耳罗伊氏病(遗传性下肢水肿)

别名

Milroy disease

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A 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.

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词源

Named by Sir William Osler for William Milroy, an American physician, who described a case in 1892.

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