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Fa·bry's disease

n :  a sex-linked inherited disorder of lipid catabolism characterized esp. by renal dysfunction, a rash in the inguinal, scrotal, and umbilical regions, and corneal defects
 
Fabry, Johannes (1860-1930),
German dermatologist. Fabry gave the first description of the disease which bears his name in 1898.
 
 

 
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