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Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome

Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome noun: a condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.

Noun

Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.

Origin of Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome

Named after the Italian anatomist and pathologist Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the British neurologist Roy Mackenzie Stewart, and the Swiss psychiatrist Ferdinand Morel.

Questions about Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome

What does Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome mean?
Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome means a condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.
What part of speech is Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome?
Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome is a noun.

Words near Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Morgado
  2. Morgados
  3. Morgagni
  4. Morgagni hernia
  5. Morgagni hernias
  6. Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome
  7. Morgagnian
  8. Morgaine
  9. morgan
  10. Morgan City
  11. Morgan County

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