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Leschke syndrome

Leschke syndrome noun: a condition characterized by growth retardation and intellectual disability, sometimes with diabetes mellitus, genital hypoplasia, and hyperthyroidism.

Noun

Leschke syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterized by growth retardation and intellectual disability, sometimes with diabetes mellitus, genital hypoplasia, and hyperthyroidism.

Origin of Leschke syndrome

Named after German internist Erich Leschke.

Questions about Leschke syndrome

What does Leschke syndrome mean?
Leschke syndrome means a condition characterized by growth retardation and intellectual disability, sometimes with diabetes mellitus, genital hypoplasia, and hyperthyroidism.
What part of speech is Leschke syndrome?
Leschke syndrome is a noun.

Words near Leschke syndrome in the dictionary

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