Dupuytren's contracture
SUPERFICIAL FIBROMATOSIS ARISING FROM THE SOFT TISSUE OF THE PALM
Dupuytrens Contracture; Morbus Dupuytren; Dupeytron's contracture; Dupuytren's Contracture; Palmar fascial fibromatosis; Dupytren's contracture; Dupuytren's disease; Palmar fibromatosis; Dupuytren's diathesis; Dupyrens contracture; Dupytrens contracture; Duputrens contracture; Duputren's contracture; Dubataws contracture; Viking disease; Dupuytren disease; Dupuytren contracture; Palmar fibromas; Familial palmar fibromatosis; Contraction of palmar fascia; Celtic hand
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¦ noun Medicine fixed forward curvature of one or more fingers, caused by a growth of fibrous tissue.
Origin
C19: named after the French surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren.