Darier's disease
- noun
- /ˈdɛəriərz dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de Darier
- The dermatologist diagnosed her with Darier's disease after examining the persistent, crusted skin patches.
Examples
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Recent advances in genetics have helped scientists understand the hereditary basis of Darier's disease.
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Living with Darier's disease often requires ongoing skin care and regular visits to a specialist.
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She was diagnosed with Darier's disease last year.
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Many people are unaware of Darier's disease.
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Living with Darier's disease often requires ongoing skin care and regular visits to a specialist.
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The dermatologist diagnosed her with Darier's disease after examining the persistent, crusted skin patches.
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Recent advances in genetics have helped scientists understand the hereditary basis of Darier's disease.
Synonyms
A rare inherited skin condition that causes dark, crusted patches sometimes with pus
Surface Forms
Morphology
Darier's + disease
This is an eponymic medical term (proper name + 'disease'); knowing 'disease' only yields the generic category of a medical condition, but the specific meaning (a rare hereditary skin disorder with particular symptoms) cannot be derived from the name 'Darier's'. Proper names do not contribute lexical meaning, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would not be able to infer the MWE's specific sense.
Etymology
Darier's disease takes its name from a French doctor, Ferdinand-Jean Darier, who was the first to describe this skin condition. So the name now simply means this specific skin problem that 'runs in families'.
