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Bourneville's disease

Bourneville's disease noun: tuberous sclerosis.

Noun

Bourneville's disease (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) tuberous sclerosis

Origin of Bourneville's disease

First described by Désiré-Magloire Bourneville in 1880.

Questions about Bourneville's disease

What does Bourneville's disease mean?
Bourneville's disease means tuberous sclerosis.
What part of speech is Bourneville's disease?
Bourneville's disease is a noun.

Words near Bourneville's disease in the dictionary

  1. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  2. Bournemouthian
  3. Bournemouthians
  4. bournes
  5. Bournes Green
  6. Bourneville's disease
  7. Bournewood
  8. bournless
  9. bournonite
  10. bournonites
  11. bournous

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