NOUN | state | Schuller-Christian disease, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease | inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Hand-Schuller-Christian disease | |
Broader | histiocytosis | A blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages |
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