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Feingold syndrome

Feingold syndrome noun: a rare hereditary disorder marked by various combinations of microcephaly, limb malformations, esophageal and duodenal atresias, and sometimes learning disability or mental retardation.

Noun

Feingold syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare hereditary disorder marked by various combinations of microcephaly, limb malformations, esophageal and duodenal atresias, and sometimes learning disability or mental retardation.

Origin of Feingold syndrome

Named after Murray Feingold, an American physician who first described the syndrome in 1975.

Questions about Feingold syndrome

What does Feingold syndrome mean?
Feingold syndrome means a rare hereditary disorder marked by various combinations of microcephaly, limb malformations, esophageal and duodenal atresias, and sometimes learning disability or mental retardation.
What part of speech is Feingold syndrome?
Feingold syndrome is a noun.

Words near Feingold syndrome in the dictionary

  1. feind
  2. Feiner
  3. Feiners
  4. feinglosite
  5. Feingold
  6. Feingold syndrome
  7. Feingolds
  8. Feinman
  9. Feinmans
  10. Feins
  11. Feinstein

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