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Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome noun: a rare disorder involving cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, congenital cataracts in early childhood, muscle weakness, inability to chew food, brittle fingernails, and sparse hair.

Noun

Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare disorder involving cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, congenital cataracts in early childhood, muscle weakness, inability to chew food, brittle fingernails, and sparse hair.

Origin of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

Named for Gheorghe Marinescu and Torsten Sjögren.

Questions about Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

What does Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome mean?
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome means a rare disorder involving cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, congenital cataracts in early childhood, muscle weakness, inability to chew food, brittle fingernails, and sparse hair.
What part of speech is Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome?
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome is a noun.

Words near Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome in the dictionary

  1. mariners
  2. marinership
  3. marines
  4. marinescape
  5. marinescapes
  6. Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome
  7. Marinescu
  8. Marinesque
  9. Marinette
  10. Marinette County
  11. Marinettian

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