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Seckel syndrome

Seckel syndrome noun: microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.

Noun

Seckel syndrome (uncountable)

  1. Microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.

Origin of Seckel syndrome

Named after Helmut Paul George Seckel (1900–1960), American physician.

Questions about Seckel syndrome

What does Seckel syndrome mean?
Seckel syndrome means microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.
What part of speech is Seckel syndrome?
Seckel syndrome is a noun.

Words near Seckel syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Sechuran zorros
  2. seck
  3. Seckach
  4. Seckel
  5. Seckel pear
  6. Seckel syndrome
  7. Seckels
  8. secketaries
  9. secketary
  10. seckill
  11. seckilled

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