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van der Woude syndrome

van der Woude syndrome noun: a genetic disorder characterized by lower lip pits, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and cleft palate only.

Noun

van der Woude syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A genetic disorder characterized by lower lip pits, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and cleft palate only.
    Synonyms:
    VDWS

Synonyms of van der Woude syndrome

Origin of van der Woude syndrome

First described by Anne Van der Woude in 1954.

Questions about van der Woude syndrome

What does van der Woude syndrome mean?
Van der Woude syndrome means a genetic disorder characterized by lower lip pits, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and cleft palate only.
What part of speech is van der Woude syndrome?
Van der Woude syndrome is a noun.

Words near van der Woude syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Van der Waals law
  2. van der Waals radius
  3. van der Waals strain
  4. van der Waals volume
  5. van der Waerden's theorem
  6. van der Woude syndrome
  7. Van Devender
  8. Van Devenders
  9. Van Diemen Gulf
  10. Van Diemen's Land
  11. Van Diemonian

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