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Carpenter syndrome

Carpenter syndrome noun: a very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, and syndactyly.

Noun

Carpenter syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, and syndactyly.

Origin of Carpenter syndrome

Described by G. Carpenter in 1909.

Questions about Carpenter syndrome

What does Carpenter syndrome mean?
Carpenter syndrome means a very rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial malformations, obesity, and syndactyly.
What part of speech is Carpenter syndrome?
Carpenter syndrome is a noun.

Words near Carpenter syndrome in the dictionary

  1. carpenter bee
  2. carpenter bees
  3. Carpenter Gothic
  4. carpenter pencil
  5. carpenter pencils
  6. Carpenter syndrome
  7. Carpenter's Gothic
  8. Carpenter's groundcherry
  9. carpenter's hat
  10. carpenter's pencil
  11. carpenter's square

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