Buerger disease
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Buerger disease symptom — Buer·ger disease, symptom (burґgər) [Leo Buerger, American physician, 1879–1943] see thromboangiitis obliterans and under symptom … Medical dictionary
Winiwarter-Buerger disease — Win·i·war·ter Buer·ger disease (vinґĭ vahr″ter bērґgər) [Felix von Winiwarter, German physician, 1848–1917; Leo Buerger, American physician, 1879–1943] thromboangiitis obliterans … Medical dictionary
BUERGER, LEO — (1879–1943), U.S. physician born in Vienna, who contributed substantially to knowledge of urology, pathology, bacteriology, and the study of vascular diseases. In 1901 he became pathologist and later surgeon at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Winiwarter-Buerger disease — thromboangiitis obliterans … Medical dictionary
Buerger's disease — Infobox Disease Name = Buerger s disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 1762 ICD10 = ICD10|I|73|1|i|70 ICD9 = ICD9|443.1 ICDO = OMIM = 211480 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 253 MeshName = Thromboangiitis+Obliterans MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Buerger's disease — Buer·ger s disease bər gərz , bu̇r n thromboangiitis of the small arteries and veins of the extremities and esp. the feet resulting in occlusion, ischemia, and gangrene called also thromboangiitis obliterans Buerger Leo (1879 1943) American… … Medical dictionary
Buerger's disease — /berr geuhrz/, Pathol. 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. [named after Leo Buerger (1879… … Universalium
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Buerger's disease — an inflammatory condition of the arteries, especially in the legs, that predominantly affects young male cigarette smokers. Intermittent claudication (pain due to reduced blood supply) and gangrene of the limbs may develop. Coronary thrombosis… … The new mediacal dictionary
buerger's disease — ˈbərgərz , ˈbu̇r noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Leo Buerger died 1943 American physician : thromboangiitis obliterans … Useful english dictionary
