Milkman's syndrome

Milk·man's syndrome

noun \ˈmilk-mənz-\

Definition of MILKMAN'S SYNDROME

: an abnormal condition marked by porosity of bone and tendency to spontaneous often symmetrical fractures

Biographical Note for MILKMAN'S SYNDROME

Milkman, Louis Arthur (1895–1951), American radiologist. Milkman published his description of a kind of advanced osteomalacia in 1930. Although this disease had been known to others for some years, his classic description led the profession to associate his name with it.