Definitions

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  • noun pathology A controversial, unproven skin disorder usually dismissed as delusional parasitosis, and characterized by skin lesions producing odd fibers of unknown origin.

Etymologies

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Coined by Mary Leitao after a usage by Sir Thomas Browne, apparently a corruption of the Provençal term masclous, "little flies".

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Examples

  • The patient was referring to Morgellons syndrome, a disease that was invented in 2002 by Mary Leitao after doctors refused to acknowledge that flesh-eating bugs were the cause of the bloody sores covering the undersides of her two-year-old son’s lips.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • The patient was referring to Morgellons syndrome, a disease that was invented in 2002 by Mary Leitao after doctors refused to acknowledge that flesh-eating bugs were the cause of the bloody sores covering the undersides of her two-year-old son’s lips.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • The patient was referring to Morgellons syndrome, a disease that was invented in 2002 by Mary Leitao after doctors refused to acknowledge that flesh-eating bugs were the cause of the bloody sores covering the undersides of her two-year-old son’s lips.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • The CDC, in June of this year announced that they will form a task force to evaluate the so-called Morgellons Syndrome, called a syndrome because it is not yet classified as a disease.

    Mind Hacks: The curious case of Morgellons disease 2006

  • Last week, while those cases were in the news, government doctors coincidentally released a long-awaited report on their investigation into an illness known as Morgellons mor-GELL-uns.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • In 2008, federal health officials began to study people saying they were affected by this freakish condition called Morgellons.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • In 2008, federal health officials began to study people saying they were affected by this freakish condition called Morgellons.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • Last week, while those cases were in the news, government doctors coincidentally released a long-awaited report on their investigation into an illness known as Morgellons mor-GELL-uns.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Morgellons - Local Florida News coverage st0ckman. blogspot.com The illness is called Morgellons and Florida, Texas and California are states with apparent hot spots for the condition, Local

    WN.com - Articles related to Scientists identify risks of hypertension in young adults 2010

  • Morgellons - Local Florida News coverage st0ckman. blogspot.com The illness is called Morgellons and Florida, Texas and California are states with apparent hot spots for the condition, Local 6 reported.

    WN.com - Articles related to Scientists identify risks of hypertension in young adults 2010

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