Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Milk·man's syndrome Pronunciation:
'milk-m&nz- Function:
noun : an abnormal condition marked by porosity of bone and tendency tospontaneous often symmetrical fractures
Milkman,
Louis Arthur (1895–1951), American radiologist. Milkman published his description of a kind of advanced osteomalacia in1930. Although this disease had been known to others for some years, his classic description led the profession to associate his name with it.
