von recklinghausen's disease

1. 1.

   autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities

   Synonymsneurofibromatosis

   Broaderautosomal dominant diseasemonogenic disorder

Questions about von recklinghausen's disease

What does von recklinghausen's disease mean?

von recklinghausen's disease means "autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities".

What is another word for von recklinghausen's disease?

Close synonyms include neurofibromatosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.