Historical Examples. 1  The stumbling block of the magistrates appeared to be the identifying Levison with Thorn. 2  That speech has been the stumbling block of most actors we have seen. 3  In short, he was a stumbling block in their path, and they leagued themselves against him.
Blount's disease. Blount's disease is a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg. It is also known as tibia vara. It is named after Walter Putnam Blount (1900â1992), an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon.
n. 1  A chronic gastrointestinal disease characterized by sensitivity to gluten and malabsorption from the small intestine, resulting in diarrhea, stools with high fat content, and nutritional and vitamin deficiencies. Also called celiac sprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, nontropical sprue.