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Urbach-Wiethe disease

Urbach-Wiethe disease noun: a very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.

Noun

Urbach-Wiethe disease (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) A very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.

Origin of Urbach-Wiethe disease

First officially reported in 1929 by Erich Urbach and Camillo Wiethe.

Questions about Urbach-Wiethe disease

What does Urbach-Wiethe disease mean?
Urbach-Wiethe disease means a very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.
What part of speech is Urbach-Wiethe disease?
Urbach-Wiethe disease is a noun.

Words near Urbach-Wiethe disease in the dictionary

  1. Urawa
  2. Urawilkie
  3. Uray
  4. Urayasu
  5. Urbach
  6. Urbach-Wiethe disease
  7. Urbaches
  8. Urbachs
  9. urbacity
  10. Urbaez
  11. Urbaezes

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