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Patterson syndrome

Patterson syndrome noun: a rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities.

Noun

Patterson syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities.

Synonyms of Patterson syndrome

Origin of Patterson syndrome

Named after Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson.

Questions about Patterson syndrome

What does Patterson syndrome mean?
Patterson syndrome means a rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities.
What part of speech is Patterson syndrome?
Patterson syndrome is a noun.

Words near Patterson syndrome in the dictionary

  1. patters
  2. patters flash
  3. pattersome
  4. Patterson
  5. Patterson Lakes
  6. Patterson syndrome
  7. Patterson Tract
  8. Patterson's curse
  9. Pattersonian
  10. Pattersons
  11. Patterton

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