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Prader-Willi syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome noun: a human disease caused by deletion of part of chromosome 15, and manifested by intellectual disability, a constant feeling of hunger, and other problems.

Noun

Prader–Willi syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A human disease caused by deletion of part of chromosome 15, and manifested by intellectual disability, a constant feeling of hunger, and other problems.
    Synonyms:
    PWS

Synonyms of Prader-Willi syndrome

Origin of Prader-Willi syndrome

Named after Andrea Prader and Heinrich Willi.

Questions about Prader-Willi syndrome

What does Prader-Willi syndrome mean?
Prader-Willi syndrome means a human disease caused by deletion of part of chromosome 15, and manifested by intellectual disability, a constant feeling of hunger, and other problems.
What part of speech is Prader-Willi syndrome?
Prader-Willi syndrome is a noun.

Words near Prader-Willi syndrome in the dictionary

  1. prademagene zamikeracel
  2. Prader
  3. Prader scale
  4. Prader stage
  5. Prader stages
  6. Prader-Willi syndrome
  7. Praders
  8. Pradesh
  9. Pradeshes
  10. pradhaman
  11. pradhamans

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