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Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome

Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome noun: a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.

Noun

Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.
    Synonyms:
    angioosteohypertrophy syndrome, hemangiectatic hypertrophy, Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome

Synonyms of Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome

Origin of Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome

Described by the French physicians Maurice Klippel and Paul Trénaunay in 1900, and the German-British physician Frederick Parkes Weber in 1907 and 1918.

Questions about Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome

What does Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome mean?
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome means a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.
What part of speech is Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome?
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome is a noun.

Words near Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome in the dictionary

  1. klippe
  2. Klippel
  3. Klippel-Feil syndrome
  4. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
  5. Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome
  6. Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome
  7. Klippels
  8. Klippenstein
  9. Klippensteins
  10. klippot
  11. Klipps

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