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Definition of barlow's disease in English English dictionary
- The disease scurvy in infants
- (Medicine) infantile scurvy, condition in infants which is caused by a vitamin C deficiency (characterized by weakness, anemia, and bleeding of the subcutaneous mucous membranes)
- Möller-Barlow disease
- The disease scurvy, especially in infants
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barlow's disease
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barlow's dis·easeSynonyms
cheadle-möller-barlow syndrome, cheadle's disease, moeller's disease, möller-barlow disease, scorbutus, scurvyPronunciation
Etymology
() Named after Sir Thomas Barlow (1845–1945), the British physician who described it.Resimler
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