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Dubowitz syndrome

Dubowitz syndrome proper noun: a rare genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, growth retardation, and a characteristic facial appearance.

Proper noun

Dubowitz syndrome

  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, growth retardation, and a characteristic facial appearance.

Origin of Dubowitz syndrome

First described in 1965 by English physician Victor Dubowitz.

Questions about Dubowitz syndrome

What does Dubowitz syndrome mean?
Dubowitz syndrome means a rare genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, growth retardation, and a characteristic facial appearance.
What part of speech is Dubowitz syndrome?
Dubowitz syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Dubowitz syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Dubords
  2. DuBose
  3. Duboses
  4. Dubossary
  5. Dubova
  6. Dubowitz syndrome
  7. Dubowski
  8. Dubowskis
  9. dubplate
  10. dubplates
  11. Dubrava

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