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Schuller-Christian disease

Schuller-Christian disease

9.9
A rare disease mainly in young children that causes swelling, holes in the skull, and sometimes extreme thirst and urination
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : enfermedad de Schuller-Christian
  • The doctor diagnosed the child with Schuller-Christian disease after observing characteristic lesions in the skull.

Examples

  • Children suffering from Schuller-Christian disease may show symptoms including excessive thirst due to diabetes insipidus.

  • Advances in treatment have improved the prognosis for patients with Schuller-Christian disease.

  • Is Schuller-Christian disease common in young children?

  • What causes Schuller-Christian disease in children?

  • The doctor diagnosed the child with Schuller-Christian disease after observing characteristic cystic lesions in the skull.

  • Children suffering from Schuller-Christian disease may require treatment for excessive thirst caused by diabetes insipidus.

  • Advances in treatment have significantly improved the quality of life for those affected by Schuller-Christian disease.

Synonyms

Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
vsSchuller-Christian disease
  • Archaic
9.9

A rare disease in young children that causes swelling, skull bone cysts, and extreme thirst

has identical meaning but uses a shorter alternative name

Surface Forms

Schuller-Christian disease singular
Schuller-Christian diseases plural

Morphology

Schuller-Christian + disease

The word 'disease' makes it clear to a B1 learner that this is a medical condition, but 'Schuller-Christian' is an eponymic proper name with no lexical content to indicate the symptoms or specific nature of the disorder. The construction is therefore partially transparent (learners can infer it is a disease) but not fully predictable without medical knowledge or prior exposure to this specific eponym.

Etymology

Schuller-Christian disease is named after two doctors, Schuller and Christian, who first described the illness. So the name now means this rare 'disease' that often affects young children and causes problems in the skull and other parts of the body.