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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease noun: a childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur, which subsequently stops growing.

Noun

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (uncountable)

  1. A childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur, which subsequently stops growing.

Origin of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Named after three doctors who independently studied it: Arthur Legg (1874–1939), Jacques Calvé (1875–1954), and Georg Perthes (1869–1927).

Questions about Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

What does Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease mean?
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease means a childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur, which subsequently stops growing.
What part of speech is Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease is a noun.

Words near Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease in the dictionary

  1. Legettes
  2. legful
  3. legfuls
  4. Legg
  5. legg'd
  6. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
  7. Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome
  8. Leggatt
  9. leggaz
  10. legge
  11. legged

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