Launois syndrome

Launois syndrome
pituitary gigantism.

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  • Launois-Bensaude syndrome — A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper trunk, arms and legs. The condition is thought to be genetic although its exact mode of inheritance is uncertain; it may be a… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Syndrome, Launois-Bensaude — A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper trunk, arms and legs. The condition is thought to be genetic although its exact mode of inheritance is uncertain; it may be a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Launois — Pierre E., French physician, 1856–1914. See L. Cléret syndrome, L. Bensaude syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Pierre-Emile Launois — (1856 March 18, 1914) was a French physican who was a native of the department of Marne. He studied in Reims and Paris, where in 1885 he earned his medical doctorate. He became médecin des hôpitaux in 1895, and professeur agrégé of histology in… …   Wikipedia

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  • Pituitary gigantism — Excessive growth and too much height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary gland which is located at the base of the brain. (Growth hormone is specifically made by the anterior pituitary gland.) In pituitary gigantism, there is secretion… …   Medical dictionary

  • Raoul Bensaude — (1866 October 25, 1938) was a French physician who practiced medicine in Paris. He is known for his work with Emile Charles Achard (1860 1944) involving the description of paratyphoid fever and isolation of the bacillus, Salmonella paratyphi B .… …   Wikipedia

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