See Also: phacomatosis(medicine)

geriatrics (oh) and phacomatosis (medicine)


geriatrics (oh)



the medical treatment and care of old people
-see also gerontology gerontology
-- geriatrician /7dVeriE5trIFEn/ n [C]

phacomatosis (medicine)


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