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McCune-Albright syndrome

McCune-Albright syndrome noun: a complex genetic disorder affecting the bone, skin and endocrine systems.

Noun

McCune-Albright syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A complex genetic disorder affecting the bone, skin and endocrine systems.

Origin of McCune-Albright syndrome

First described in 1937 by American pediatrician Donovan James McCune and American endocrinologist Fuller Albright.

Questions about McCune-Albright syndrome

What does McCune-Albright syndrome mean?
McCune-Albright syndrome means a complex genetic disorder affecting the bone, skin and endocrine systems.
What part of speech is McCune-Albright syndrome?
McCune-Albright syndrome is a noun.

Words near McCune-Albright syndrome in the dictionary

  1. McCullys Gap
  2. McCumber
  3. McCumbers
  4. McCumberses
  5. McCune
  6. McCune-Albright syndrome
  7. McCune-Reischauer
  8. McCunes
  9. McCunniff
  10. McCunniffs
  11. McCurdy

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