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Noonan syndrome

Noonan syndrome noun: a relatively common autosomal-dominant congenital disorder, a form of dwarfism accompanied by a heart defect, learning difficulties, and a characteristic facial appearance.

Noun

Noonan syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) A relatively common autosomal-dominant congenital disorder, a form of dwarfism accompanied by a heart defect, learning difficulties, and a characteristic facial appearance.

Origin of Noonan syndrome

After Jacqueline Noonan, a paediatric cardiologist.

Questions about Noonan syndrome

What does Noonan syndrome mean?
Noonan syndrome means a relatively common autosomal-dominant congenital disorder, a form of dwarfism accompanied by a heart defect, learning difficulties, and a characteristic facial appearance.
What part of speech is Noonan syndrome?
Noonan syndrome is a noun.

Words near Noonan syndrome in the dictionary

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