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OSLAM syndrome

OSLAM syndrome noun: a rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder involving osteosarcoma, limb anomalies, and erythroid macrocytosis with megaloblastic marrow.

Noun

OSLAM syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder involving osteosarcoma, limb anomalies, and erythroid macrocytosis with megaloblastic marrow.

Origin of OSLAM syndrome

From the initial letters of the characteristic traits.

Questions about OSLAM syndrome

What does OSLAM syndrome mean?
OSLAM syndrome means a rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder involving osteosarcoma, limb anomalies, and erythroid macrocytosis with megaloblastic marrow.
What part of speech is OSLAM syndrome?
OSLAM syndrome is a noun.

Words near OSLAM syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Oskil
  2. Oskol
  3. Oskwarek
  4. OSL
  5. osladin
  6. OSLAM syndrome
  7. Oslear
  8. Osler
  9. Osler node
  10. Osler nodes
  11. Osler's triad

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