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Pendred syndrome

Pendred syndrome noun: a genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.

Noun

Pendred syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.
    Synonyms:
    Pendred disease

Synonyms of Pendred syndrome

Origin of Pendred syndrome

Named after Vaughan Pendred (1869–1946), English doctor who first described the condition in 1896.

Questions about Pendred syndrome

What does Pendred syndrome mean?
Pendred syndrome means a genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.
What part of speech is Pendred syndrome?
Pendred syndrome is a noun.

Words near Pendred syndrome in the dictionary

  1. pendragons
  2. pendragonship
  3. Pendre
  4. Pendred
  5. Pendred disease
  6. Pendred syndrome
  7. Pendrel
  8. Pendrell
  9. Pendrift
  10. pendrin
  11. pendrins

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