Forestier's disease

English

Etymology

Named for Dr. Jacques Forestier, the French neurologist who discovered it.

Noun

Forestier 's disease (uncountable)

calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine

Alternative forms

Synonyms

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)

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