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Alport syndrome

Alport syndrome noun: a genetic disorder characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss.

Noun

Alport syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A genetic disorder characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss.

Origin of Alport syndrome

First identified in 1927 by Cecil A. Alport.

Questions about Alport syndrome

What does Alport syndrome mean?
Alport syndrome means a genetic disorder characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss.
What part of speech is Alport syndrome?
Alport syndrome is a noun.

Words near Alport syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Alpnachstad
  2. Alpokalja
  3. alpona
  4. alponas
  5. Alport
  6. Alport syndrome
  7. Alportian
  8. ALPR
  9. alprafenone
  10. Alpraham
  11. Alpraham and Calveley

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