Raynauds disease
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Related to Raynauds disease: Buerger's disease, Raynaud's syndrome
Ray•naud's′ disease`
(reɪˈnoʊz)n.
a vascular disorder characterized by blanching and numbness of the fingers or toes upon exposure to cold or stress.
[1880–85; after Maurice Raynaud (1834–81), French physician, who described it]
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