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Gorham's disease
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English
Etymology
Named after Lemuel Whittington Gorham, a doctor.
Noun
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A very rare skeletal condition of uncertain etiology, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended, thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone, which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas and/or fibrosis.
Synonyms
en phantom bone disease