See Also: patter 2, noun(dictionary)
granulomatous disease(medicine)
chronic granulomatous disease(medicine)
granulomatous disease, chronic(medicine)
chronic granulomatous disease of childhood(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
patter(dictionary)
patter(medicine)
Patter(money)
patter(2)(dictionary)

granulomatous disease, chronic (medicine) and patter 2, noun (oh)


granulomatous disease, chronic (medicine)


granulomatous disease, chronic


A recessive x-linked defect of leukocyte function in which phagocytic cells ingest but fail to digest bacteria, resulting in recurring bacterial infections with granuloma formation.


patter 2, noun (oh)



2 n
[Sense: 1,3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: PATTER1]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: paternoster name of a Christian prayer (9-21 centuries)]
[singular] the sound made by something as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly
patter of
::the patter of footsteps
::the pitter patter of raindrops
[singular, U] fast, continuous, and usually amusing talk, used by someone telling jokes or trying to sell something
::It's difficult to look at the cars without getting the Sales patter .
the patter of tiny feet
used humorously to mean that someone is going to have a baby
::Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?