Medical Definition of Phakomatosis

1. A generic term for a group of hereditary diseases characterised by hamartomas involving multiple tissues; e.g., von Hippel-Lindau's disease, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, tuberous sclerosis. Synonym: phakomatosis. Origin: Van der Hoeve's coinage fr. G. Phakos, mother-spot (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phakomatosis

phagolysosome
phagolytic
phagomania
phagophobia
phagosome
phagosome
phagosomes
phagotype
Phagun
phainopepla
phaius
phakic eye
phako-
phakoma
phakomatoses
phakomatosis (current term)
phakoscope
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax carbo
phalacrosis
phalaena
phalaenid
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
phalangal
phalange
phalangeal

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