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Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Bardet-Biedl syndrome proper noun: a ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.

Proper noun

Bardet-Biedl syndrome

  1. A ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.
    Synonyms:
    BBS

Synonyms of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Origin of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Named after Georges Bardet and Arthur Biedl.

Words formed from Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Questions about Bardet-Biedl syndrome

What does Bardet-Biedl syndrome mean?
Bardet-Biedl syndrome means a ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.
What part of speech is Bardet-Biedl syndrome?
Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Bardet-Biedl syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Bardesanite
  2. Bardesanites
  3. bardess
  4. bardesses
  5. Bardet
  6. Bardet-Biedl syndrome
  7. Bardez
  8. Bardgett
  9. Bardhaman
  10. Bardi
  11. bardi grub

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