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Mowat-Wilson syndrome

Mowat-Wilson syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder typically characterized by Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, epilepsy, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies, and absence of the corpus callosum.

Noun

Mowat-Wilson syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder typically characterized by Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, epilepsy, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies, and absence of the corpus callosum.

Origin of Mowat-Wilson syndrome

Described by David R. Mowat and Meredith J. Wilson in 1998.

Questions about Mowat-Wilson syndrome

What does Mowat-Wilson syndrome mean?
Mowat-Wilson syndrome means a rare genetic disorder typically characterized by Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, epilepsy, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies, and absence of the corpus callosum.
What part of speech is Mowat-Wilson syndrome?
Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a noun.

Words near Mowat-Wilson syndrome in the dictionary

  1. mowahs
  2. mowana
  3. mowanas
  4. mowas
  5. Mowat
  6. Mowat-Wilson syndrome
  7. Mowatt
  8. Mowatts
  9. Mowbray
  10. Mowbray Park
  11. Mowbrays

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