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Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

Lenz microphthalmia syndrome noun: a very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

Noun

Lenz microphthalmia syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

Synonyms of Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

Origin of Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

Named after Widukind Lenz, a German geneticist and dysmorphologist.

Questions about Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

What does Lenz microphthalmia syndrome mean?
Lenz microphthalmia syndrome means a very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.
What part of speech is Lenz microphthalmia syndrome?
Lenz microphthalmia syndrome is a noun.

Words near Lenz microphthalmia syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Lenwood
  2. Lenworth
  3. Lenz
  4. Lenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome
  5. Lenz dysplasia
  6. Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
  7. Lenz syndrome
  8. Lenz's law
  9. Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism
  10. Lenz-Majewski syndrome
  11. Lenzen

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