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cri du chat syndrome

cri du chat syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.

Noun

cri du chat syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
    Synonyms:
    cri du chat

Synonyms of cri du chat syndrome

Origin of cri du chat syndrome

From French cri du chat (“cry of the cat; cat's cry”). First described and coined by French pediatrician and geneticist Jérôme Lejeune in 1963.

Questions about cri du chat syndrome

What does cri du chat syndrome mean?
Cri du chat syndrome means a rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
What part of speech is cri du chat syndrome?
Cri du chat syndrome is a noun.

Words near cri du chat syndrome in the dictionary

  1. CRHergic
  2. CRI
  3. cri de coeur
  4. cri de cœur
  5. cri du chat
  6. cri du chat syndrome
  7. cri-de-coeur
  8. cria
  9. criadera
  10. criaderas
  11. Criado

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