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Forestier's disease

Forestier's disease noun: calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine.

Noun

Forestier's disease (uncountable)

  1. calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine

Synonyms of Forestier's disease

Forms of Forestier's disease

alternative formForestier disease
alternative formForestier's
alternative formForestier

Origin of Forestier's disease

Named for Dr. Jacques Forestier, the French neurologist who discovered it.

Questions about Forestier's disease

What does Forestier's disease mean?
Forestier's disease means calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine.
What part of speech is Forestier's disease?
Forestier's disease is a noun.

Words near Forestier's disease in the dictionary

  1. forestick
  2. foresticks
  3. Forestier
  4. Forestier disease
  5. Forestier's
  6. Forestier's disease
  7. forestiera
  8. forestieras
  9. Forestiers
  10. forestification
  11. forestine

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