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DiGeorge syndrome

DiGeorge syndrome noun: a syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 in humans, associated with various birth defects.

Noun

DiGeorge syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) A syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 in humans, associated with various birth defects.

Synonyms of DiGeorge syndrome

Origin of DiGeorge syndrome

Named after pediatric endocrinologist Angelo DiGeorge, who described the syndrome in 1968.

Questions about DiGeorge syndrome

What does DiGeorge syndrome mean?
DiGeorge syndrome means a syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 in humans, associated with various birth defects.
What part of speech is DiGeorge syndrome?
DiGeorge syndrome is a noun.

Words near DiGeorge syndrome in the dictionary

  1. digenites
  2. digenomic
  3. digenous
  4. digentiobiosyl
  5. DiGeorge
  6. DiGeorge syndrome
  7. digeranyl
  8. digerati
  9. digeridoo
  10. digeridoos
  11. digermane

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