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CATCH 22 syndrome

CATCH 22 syndrome noun: synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

Noun

CATCH 22 syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural CATCH 22 syndromes)

  1. (informal) Synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

Synonyms of CATCH 22 syndrome

Forms of CATCH 22 syndrome

pluralCATCH 22 syndromes

Origin of CATCH 22 syndrome

The salient features of DiGeorge syndrome can be summarized by the mnemonic CATCH 22 (an allusion to Catch-22, a 1961 novel by Joseph Heller): * Cardiac defects, * Abnormal facies, * Thymic aplasia, * Cleft palate, * Hypocalcemia/hypoparathyroidism, and * 22q11.2 deletion.

Questions about CATCH 22 syndrome

What does CATCH 22 syndrome mean?
CATCH 22 syndrome means synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.
What part of speech is CATCH 22 syndrome?
CATCH 22 syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of CATCH 22 syndrome?
The plural of CATCH 22 syndrome is CATCH 22 syndromes.

Words near CATCH 22 syndrome in the dictionary

  1. catcatcher
  2. catcatchers
  3. catcentric
  4. CATCF
  5. catch
  6. CATCH 22 syndrome
  7. CATCH 22 syndromes
  8. catch a body
  9. catch a break
  10. catch a buzz
  11. catch a case

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