Taber's Medical Dictionary
Dercum disease
(dĕrk′ŭm)
[Francis X. Dercum, U.S. neurologist, 1856-1931]
The appearance of multiple painful fatty nodules (lipomas) in the skin of adults, esp. overweight or postmenopausal women.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Dercum Disease." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731236/all/Dercum_disease.
Dercum disease. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731236/all/Dercum_disease. Accessed April 15, 2021.
Dercum disease. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731236/all/Dercum_disease
Dercum Disease [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2021 April 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731236/all/Dercum_disease.
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