English Explanatory Dictionary

Kashin-Beck disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An osteoarticular disease that occurs mainly in China and causes pain and restriction of movement in the joints.

Word forms

Kashin-Beck disease Kashin-Bek disease

Etymology

Named after Russian military physicians Evgeny Vladimirovich Bek (1865–1915) and Nicolai Ivanowich Kashin (1825–1872).

Synonyms

KBD
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