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Aicardi syndrome

Aicardi syndrome proper noun: a rare genetic malformation syndrome characterized by retinal abnormalities, seizures, and partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum.

Proper noun

Aicardi syndrome

  1. A rare genetic malformation syndrome characterized by retinal abnormalities, seizures, and partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum.

Origin of Aicardi syndrome

First recognized as a distinct syndrome in 1965 by Jean Aicardi, a French neurologist.

Questions about Aicardi syndrome

What does Aicardi syndrome mean?
Aicardi syndrome means a rare genetic malformation syndrome characterized by retinal abnormalities, seizures, and partial or complete absence of the corpus callosum.
What part of speech is Aicardi syndrome?
Aicardi syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Aicardi syndrome in the dictionary

  1. AIBs
  2. AIBU
  3. AIC
  4. AICA
  5. Aicardi
  6. Aicardi syndrome
  7. Aicardi-Goutières syndrome
  8. Aicardis
  9. AICAs
  10. AICC
  11. Aich's metal

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