epidermolysis bullosa

British  

/ ˌɛpɪdɜːˈmɒlɪsɪs bʊˈləʊzə /

noun

1. a group of genetic disorders causing blistering of the skin and mucous membranes. In simple cases the blistering is induced by injury, but in serious cases it occurs spontaneously

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Example Sentences

The proceeds will be donated to EB Research Partnership, a nonprofit that researches treatment and cures for epidermolysis bullosa.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

An affair easily worthy of the exclamation point in its name, Rock4EB! raised more than $900,000 to fund research and find treatments for epidermolysis bullosa, a rare, debilitating and life-threatening disease of the skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2019

He was born with a genetic disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa that leaves his skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2017

Dr. Uitto also cautioned that epidermolysis bullosa often involves damage to internal tissue, like the lining of the esophagus and urinary tract, that gene therapy for the skin cannot repair.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2017

His team at the center used a virus to insert into the skin cells a correct copy of a gene called LAMB3; the boy’s own defective copy had caused his epidermolysis bullosa.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2017