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phacomatosis


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