- Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
- see Langerhans cell histiocytosis [A. Hand (1868–1949), US paediatrician; A. Schüller (1874–1958), Austrian neurologist; H. A. Christian (1876–1951), US physician]
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Hand-Schüller-Christian disease
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Hand-Schuller-Christian disease — Hand Schül·ler Chris·tian disease .hand .shü lər kris(h) chən n an inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbances in cholesterol metabolism that occurs chiefly in young children and is marked by cystic defects of the skull and by… … Medical dictionary
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease — noun inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus • Syn: ↑Schuller Christian disease • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Schuller-Christian disease — Schüller Christian disease n HAND SCHÜLLER CHRISTIAN DISEASE … Medical dictionary
Schuller-Christian disease — noun inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus • Syn: ↑Hand Schuller Christian disease • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Histiocytosis, Hand-Schuller-Christian — A disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient. The disease usually affects children age 2 to 5, less often older children and adults. The most frequent sites of bony involvement are the flat… … Medical dictionary
enfermedad de Hand-Schüller-Christian — Eng. Hand Schüller Christian disease Ver enfermedad de Schüller Christian … Diccionario de oftalmología
Weber-Christian disease — Web·er Chris·tian disease also Web·er Chris·tian s disease web ər kris(h) chən(z) n PANNICULITIS (2) Weber Frederick Parkes (1863 1962) British physician. Weber was on the staff of an English hospital for patients with tuberculosis. He is best… … Medical dictionary
enfermedad de Schüller-Christian — Eng. Schüller Christian disease Granulomatosis lipoidea con exoftalmos, diabetes insípida y reblandecimiento óseo. Enfermedad de Hand Schüller Christian. Disostosis exoftálmica diabética … Diccionario de oftalmología
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Hand — Alfred, U.S. pediatrician, 1868–1949. See H. Schüller Christian disease. * * * hand hand n, often attrib 1 a ) (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2) the forelimb segment (as the… … Medical dictionary
