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SCARF syndrome

SCARF syndrome noun: a rare syndrome characterized by skeletal abnormalities, cutis laxa, craniostenosis, ambiguous genitalia, psychomotor retardation, and facial abnormalities.

Noun

SCARF syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare syndrome characterized by skeletal abnormalities, cutis laxa, craniostenosis, ambiguous genitalia, psychomotor retardation, and facial abnormalities.

Origin of SCARF syndrome

Acronym from the symptoms.

Questions about SCARF syndrome

What does SCARF syndrome mean?
SCARF syndrome means a rare syndrome characterized by skeletal abnormalities, cutis laxa, craniostenosis, ambiguous genitalia, psychomotor retardation, and facial abnormalities.
What part of speech is SCARF syndrome?
SCARF syndrome is a noun.

Words near SCARF syndrome in the dictionary

  1. scareware
  2. scarey
  3. scarf
  4. scarf and barf
  5. scarf down
  6. SCARF syndrome
  7. scarf up
  8. scarf-skin
  9. scarfable
  10. scarface
  11. scarfaces

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