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Buerger's disease

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–noun Pathology.
an inflammatory and obliterative disease of the blood vessels of the legs and feet causing numbness and tingling, often leading to phlebitis and gangrene: most common in cigarette smokers.
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named after Leo Buerger (1879–1943), U.S. physician, who described it in 1908
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Main Entry: Buer·ger's disease
Pronunciation: 'b&r-g&rz-, 'bur-
Function: noun
: thromboangiitis of the small arteries and veins of theextremities and especially the feet resulting in occlusion, ischemia, and gangrene called also thromboangiitis obliterans
Buerger,# /'b&r-g&r, 'bur-,/ Leo(1879–1943), American pathologist. In 1908 Buerger published an article on thromboangiitis obliterans. He presented the first clear description of this disease and distinguished it fromendarteritis obliterans.
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Buerger's disease Buer·ger's disease (bûr'gərz, b&oobreve;r'-)
n.
See thromboangiitis obliterans.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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