English Explanatory Dictionary

Njolstad syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cutaneous condition that combines lymphedema of the limbs and face with congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasias.

Word forms

Njolstad syndrome

Etymology

Named after the Norwegian pediatrician Pål Rasmus Njølstad, who published a report on three siblings with the condition in 1997.

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