ELEPHANT MAN'S DISEASE


Meaning of ELEPHANT MAN'S DISEASE in English

neurofibromatosis.

[ from the name given to Englishman John Merrick (1862 or 63-90), who suffered from an extreme form of the disorder and was exhibited as a freak ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .