Pick's disease noun phr. ['pɪks dɪ,zi:z] E20.
[In sense 1 from Friedel Pick (1867-1926), Bohemian physician; in sense 2 from Arnold Pick (1851-1924), Bohemian neurologist.]
1. A form of polyserositis involving constrictive pericarditis, hepatomegaly, and ascites. E20.

2. A rare form of progressive dementia, usu. arising in late middle age and often familial, which is caused by localized atrophy of the brain. M20.

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