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Holt-Oram syndrome

Holt-Oram syndrome noun: a particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.

Noun

Holt-Oram syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.

Origin of Holt-Oram syndrome

Named for Mary Holt and Samuel Oram, who published a paper on it in 1960.

Questions about Holt-Oram syndrome

What does Holt-Oram syndrome mean?
Holt-Oram syndrome means a particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.
What part of speech is Holt-Oram syndrome?
Holt-Oram syndrome is a noun.

Words near Holt-Oram syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Holsworths
  2. Holsworthy
  3. Holsworthy Hamlets
  4. holt
  5. Holt County
  6. Holt-Oram syndrome
  7. Holtan
  8. Holtans
  9. Holtby
  10. Holtbys
  11. Holte

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