phacomatosis

phac·o·ma·to·sis

(fak'ō-mă-tō'sis), A generic term for a group of hereditary diseases characterized by hamartomas involving multiple tissues; for example, von Hippel-Lindau disease, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, tuberous sclerosis. Patients with phacomatosis may develop pheochromacytomas. Synonym(s): phakomatosis [Van der Hoeve's coinage fr. G. phakos, mother-spot]

pha·co·ma·to·sis

(fak'ō-mă-tō'sis) A generic term for a group of hereditary diseases characterized by hamartomas involving multiple tissues (e.g., von Hippel-Lindau disease, neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber syndrome, tuberous sclerosis).
Synonym(s): phakomatosis. [Van der Hoeve's coinage fr. G. phakos, mother-spot]