# Hailey-Hailey disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. familial benign pemphigus, a genetic disorder that causes blisters on the skin

## Etymology
It was originally described by the Hailey brothers (Hugh Edward and William Howard) in 1939.

## Source
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