Fox-Fordyce disease

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English

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Etymology

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Named for George Henry Fox and John Addison Fordyce.

Proper noun

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Fox-Fordyce disease

  1. Apocrine miliaria: a chronic blockage of the sweat gland ducts with a secondary, non-bacterial inflammatory response to the secretions and cellular debris in the cysts.