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Elephant Man(encyclopedia)
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elephant man's disease (medicine) and ionography (iou)


elephant man's disease (medicine)


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proteus syndrome
<syndrome> A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumours under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on one side than the Other (hemihypertrophy), and overgrowth of fingers (macrodactyly). The syndrome is named after the greek god proteus the polymorphous who could change his appearance. The elephant man (john merrick) of 19th century england who was thought to have had neurofibromatosis probably had proteus syndrome.


ionography (iou)



ionography noun. M20.
[from ION + -OGRAPHY.]
Chemistry. The migration in an electric field of ions or charged colloidal particles in a buffer solution held on a support (usu. filter paper), esp. as used to separate components of a mixture.
iono'graphic adjective of or pertaining to ionography M20.