Milroy's disease

English Alternative forms en Milroy Disease Milroys Disease Milroy's Disease Milroy disease Milroys disease Miloy's Milroys Milroy MD Etymology en Sir William Osler baronet Sir William Osler Canadian physician William Osler 1895, in his medical text, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, 2nd ed. en William Forsyth Milroy American physician, who described a case in 1892, in the New York Journal of Medicine. Noun - A familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads to fluid accumulation and hypertrophy of soft tissues. Synonyms en MD Milroy Milroys Milroy's Milroy disease,Milroy Disease Milroys disease,Milroys Disease Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome Meige's disease,Meige's Disease Meiges disease,Meiges Disease Meige disease,Meige Disease Meige's Meiges Meige Derived terms en MD Milroy Milroys Milroy's Milroy disease Milroy Disease Milroys disease Milroys Disease Translations French: fr syndrome de Miege, fr maladie de Miege