fordyce's disease

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• Fordyce's disease — For·dyce s disease fȯr .dīs əz also For·dyce disease fȯr .dīs n a common anomaly of the oral mucosa in which misplaced sebaceous glands form yellowish white nodules on the lips or the lining of the mouth Fordyce John Addison (1858 1925)… …   Medical dictionary

• Fordyce — is a surname, and may refer to* Brook Fordyce * Bruce Fordyce * Daryl Fordyce * George Fordyce * James Fordyce, compiler and primary author of Fordyce s Sermons * Samuel W. Fordyceee also* Fordyce, Arkansas, USA * Fordyce, Nebraska, USA * Fordyce …   Wikipedia

• fordyce disease — noun see fordyce s disease …   Useful english dictionary

• Fordyce [2] — Fordyce (spr. Fordeis ), 1) David, geb. 1711, wurde Professor der Philosophie in Aberdeen u. verlor sein Leben bei einem Schiffbruch an der holländischen Küste; er schr.: Elements of moral philosophy, Lond. 1754 (deutsch Lpz. 1757); Die Kunst zu… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Fordyce's spot — Khoo LS, Cheong WK. Common genital dermatoses in male patients attending a public sexually transmitted disease clinic in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 1995;24:505 9.] The spots are a form of ectopic sebaceous gland, and are not known to be… …   Wikipedia

• Fordyce disease granule (spot) — For·dyce disease, granule (spot) (forґdīs) [John Addison Fordyce, American dermatologist, 1858–1925] see Fox Fordyce disease, under disease, and see under granule …   Medical dictionary

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

• Fordyce disease — 1. see under granule. 2. Fox Fordyce d …   Medical dictionary

• Fordyce granules — ectopic sebaceous glands found on the lips and gums and in the mucosa of the cheeks, which present as yellowish white milia. Called also Fordyce disease or spots …   Medical dictionary

• Fordyce — John A., U.S. dermatologist, 1858–1925. See F. angiokeratoma, F. disease, F. granules, under granule, F. spots, under spot, Fox F. disease …   Medical dictionary