Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Bar·low's disease Pronunciation:
'bär-"lOz- Function:
noun : INFANTILE SCURVY Barlow, Sir Thomas (1845–1945) British physician. Barlow is noteworthy for his research and discoveries in children's diseases. In1883 he described infantile scurvy, now known as Barlow's disease. He was the first to distinguish infantile scurvy from rickets, and tuberculosis from simple meningitis.
