‘Strawberry nose’ to ‘flat-cake’: Why some illnesses are named after food

‘Strawberry nose’ to ‘flat-cake’: Why some illnesses are named after food

Ever wondered why some medical conditions are named after food? Strawberry nose or milky leg syndrome? This is because early physicians and surgeons, who had to rely on basic observation to study the body and understand diseases, used familiar descriptors to explain the appearance of organs and medical conditions

Doctors have named some ailments after foods. For example, “Strawberry nose” can refer to large pores or blackheads on the nose. Pixabay/Representational Image