(n)autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities, Syn.von Recklinghausen's disease
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n. [ G. ] (Zool.) A large sturgeon (Acipenser huso syn. Huso huso) from the region of the Black Sea; also called Beluga. It is sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality caviar. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
n. [ So called in allusion to Baron Munchausen's extravagant tales of travel. ] An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure. [ 1913 Webster ]