Cheadle's disease

English

Etymology

Named after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle who described it.

Noun

Cheadle's disease (uncountable)

(medicine) The disease scurvy, especially in infants.

Synonyms

References

scurvy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Who Named It? last accessed 28-Mar-2007

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