Definition: 'De Quervain Disease'
de Quervain disease
Type: TermPronunciation: dĕ-kār-van[h]′
Definitions:
1. fibrosis of the sheath of a tendon of the thumb.
Synonyms:
radial styloid tendovaginitis
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