Hand-Schuller-Christian disease

Definitions of Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
  1. noun
    inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus
    synonyms: Schuller-Christian disease
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    histiocytosis
    a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
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