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Zuska's disease

Zuska's disease noun: a rare recurrent condition characterized by draining abscesses around the nipple.

Noun

Zuska's disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare recurrent condition characterized by draining abscesses around the nipple.
    Synonyms:
    lactiferous fistula, Zuska-Atkins disease

Synonyms of Zuska's disease

Origin of Zuska's disease

1951. After Joseph Zuska.

Questions about Zuska's disease

What does Zuska's disease mean?
Zuska's disease means a rare recurrent condition characterized by draining abscesses around the nipple.
What part of speech is Zuska's disease?
Zuska's disease is a noun.

Words near Zuska's disease in the dictionary

  1. zurracapotes
  2. Zurvanism
  3. Zurvanite
  4. Zurvanites
  5. Zushi
  6. Zuska's disease
  7. Zuska-Atkins disease
  8. zussmanite
  9. zussmanites
  10. Zutara
  11. zutho

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