Niemann, Albert


Niemann,

Albert, German physician, 1880-1921. Niemann disease - Synonym(s): Niemann-Pick diseaseNiemann splenomegaly - enlargement of spleen occurring in Niemann-Pick disease.Niemann-Pick cell - Synonym(s): Pick cellNiemann-Pick disease - lipid histiocytosis that occurs most commonly in Jewish infants and leads to early death. Synonym(s): Niemann disease; sphingomyelin lipidosis