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Robinow syndrome

Robinow syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, abnormalities in the head, face, and external genitalia, and vertebral segmentation.

Noun

Robinow syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, abnormalities in the head, face, and external genitalia, and vertebral segmentation.

Origin of Robinow syndrome

First described in 1969 by human geneticist Meinhard Robinow.

Questions about Robinow syndrome

What does Robinow syndrome mean?
Robinow syndrome means a rare genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, abnormalities in the head, face, and external genitalia, and vertebral segmentation.
What part of speech is Robinow syndrome?
Robinow syndrome is a noun.

Words near Robinow syndrome in the dictionary

  1. robinioids
  2. robinlike
  3. Robinocracy
  4. robinose
  5. Robinow
  6. Robinow syndrome
  7. robins
  8. Robinson
  9. Robinson arithmetic
  10. Robinson Crusoe
  11. Robinson Crusoe Island

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