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Costello syndrome

Costello syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder characterized by delayed development and intellectual disabilities, distinctive facial features, unusually flexible joints, and loose folds of extra skin, especially on the hands and feet.

Noun

Costello syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by delayed development and intellectual disabilities, distinctive facial features, unusually flexible joints, and loose folds of extra skin, especially on the hands and feet.

Origin of Costello syndrome

Discovered in 1977 by Jack Costello, a New Zealand paediatrician.

Questions about Costello syndrome

What does Costello syndrome mean?
Costello syndrome means a rare genetic disorder characterized by delayed development and intellectual disabilities, distinctive facial features, unusually flexible joints, and loose folds of extra skin, especially on the hands and feet.
What part of speech is Costello syndrome?
Costello syndrome is a noun.

Words near Costello syndrome in the dictionary

  1. costellariid
  2. costellariids
  3. costellate
  4. costellated
  5. Costello
  6. Costello syndrome
  7. Costelloe
  8. Costellos
  9. costen
  10. Costen's syndrome
  11. costening

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