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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome noun: a condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.

Noun

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.

Synonyms of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

Origin of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

Named after Jack Herbert Rubinstein (1925–2006) and Hooshang Taybi (1919–2006), who described a series of cases in 1963.

Questions about Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

What does Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome mean?
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome means a condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.
What part of speech is Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome?
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome is a noun.

Words near Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Rubinomics
  2. Rubinos
  3. rubins
  4. Rubinstein
  5. Rubinstein syndrome
  6. Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
  7. rubinylation
  8. Rubio
  9. Rubios
  10. rubious
  11. rubipodanin

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