English Explanatory Dictionary

Fox-Fordyce disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Apocrine miliaria: a chronic blockage of the sweat gland ducts with a secondary, non-bacterial inflammatory response to the secretions and cellular debris in the cysts.

Word forms

Fox-Fordyce disease

Etymology

Named for George Henry Fox and John Addison Fordyce.

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