English noun: Hand-Schuller-Christian disease | |||
1. | Hand-Schuller-Christian disease (state) inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus | ||
Synonyms | Schuller-Christian disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | histiocytosis | ||