von Hippel–Lindau disease en · NOUN
Etymology
The German ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel first described angiomas in the eye in 1904. Arvid Lindau described the angiomas of the cerebellum and spine in 1927.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A type of angiophakomatosis, caused by certain DNA sequence variants (in the VHL gene).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Von Hippel-Lindau disease | alternative | lexicographic |