Gorham's disease
English
Etymology
Named after Lemuel Whittington Gorham, a doctor.
Noun
Gorham's disease (uncountable)
- 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
- phantom bone disease