Bow|en's disease

Bow|en's disease
Bow|en's disease «BOH uhnz»,
a precancerous condition of the skin marked by the formation of reddish pustules covered by a horny layer of tissue.
[< John T. Bowen, 1857-1940, an American dermatologist]

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