Raynaud's phenomenon

Raynaud's phenomenon
Raynaud's phenomenon [rā nōz′]
n.
after M. Raynaud (1834-81), Fr physician
a secondary circulatory disorder, often associated with a primary vascular disease, characterized by changes of blood flow resulting in white, bluish, or red hands and feet: as a primary disorder caused by cold or emotion it is known as Raynaud's disease

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