Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)A rare autosomal-dominant disease that causes sensorineural deafness and recurrent hives, and can lead to amyloidosis.

Origin

First described in 1962 by Thomas James Muckle and Michael Vernon Wells.

First described in 1962 by Thomas James Muckle and Michael Vernon Wells.

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