Brodie's disease

An older term for any of a number of conditions described by Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783–1862), e.g.:
(1) Brodie’s knee, see there;
(2) Hysteric joint, see there;
(3) Fibrocystic disease of breast, see there;
(4) Madelung's disease, multiple symmetric lipomatosis;

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Brodie abscess
Brodie bursa
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Brodie knee
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