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Mondor's disease

Mondor's disease noun: a rare condition involving thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall.

Noun

Mondor's disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition involving thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall.

Origin of Mondor's disease

Named after Henri Mondor (1885-1962), a surgeon in Paris, France who first described the disease in 1939.

Questions about Mondor's disease

What does Mondor's disease mean?
Mondor's disease means a rare condition involving thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall.
What part of speech is Mondor's disease?
Mondor's disease is a noun.

Words near Mondor's disease in the dictionary

  1. mondo bizarro
  2. mondo-bizarro
  3. mondongo
  4. mondongos
  5. Mondor
  6. Mondor's disease
  7. Mondors
  8. mondos
  9. Mondoñedo
  10. Mondragon
  11. Mondragons

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