phaco·ma·to·sis | \ ˌfak-ō-mə-ˈtō-səs 
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\ plural phacomatoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of phacomatosis
: any of a group of hereditary or congenital diseases (as neurofibromatosis) affecting the central nervous system and characterized by the development of hamartomas
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