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Kienbock's disease

Kienbock's disease noun: a painful disease of the wrist that results from loss of circulation to the lunate bone.

Noun

Kienbock's disease (uncountable)

  1. A painful disease of the wrist that results from loss of circulation to the lunate bone.

Forms of Kienbock's disease

alternative formKienböck’s disease

Origin of Kienbock's disease

Named after Dr. Robert Kienböck, a radiologist in Vienna who discovered it in 1910.

Questions about Kienbock's disease

What does Kienbock's disease mean?
Kienbock's disease means a painful disease of the wrist that results from loss of circulation to the lunate bone.
What part of speech is Kienbock's disease?
Kienbock's disease is a noun.

Words near Kienbock's disease in the dictionary

  1. Kieltys
  2. Kielvale
  3. Kiely
  4. Kielys
  5. Kien
  6. Kienbock's disease
  7. Kienböck's disease
  8. Kienchang
  9. Kienitz
  10. Kienitzes
  11. Kienning

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