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Haim-Munk syndrome

Haim-Munk syndrome noun: a skin disease characterized by thick curved fingernails and toenails.

Noun

Haim-Munk syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A skin disease characterized by thick curved fingernails and toenails.

Origin of Haim-Munk syndrome

Named after Salim Haim and J. Munk, who first described the disease in 1965.

Questions about Haim-Munk syndrome

What does Haim-Munk syndrome mean?
Haim-Munk syndrome means a skin disease characterized by thick curved fingernails and toenails.
What part of speech is Haim-Munk syndrome?
Haim-Munk syndrome is a noun.

Words near Haim-Munk syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Hailufeng
  2. Hailus
  3. hailweed
  4. haily
  5. Haim
  6. Haim-Munk syndrome
  7. Haiman
  8. Haimans
  9. Haimen
  10. haimisch
  11. haimish

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