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Waardenburg syndrome

Waardenburg syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder most often characterized by varying degrees of deafness, minor defects in structures arising from the neural crest, and pigmentation anomalies.

Noun

Waardenburg syndrome

  1. A rare genetic disorder most often characterized by varying degrees of deafness, minor defects in structures arising from the neural crest, and pigmentation anomalies.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of Waardenburg syndrome

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Origin of Waardenburg syndrome

Named after Dutch ophthalmologist Petrus Johannes Waardenburg (1886–1979), who described the syndrome in detail in 1951.

Questions about Waardenburg syndrome

What does Waardenburg syndrome mean?
Waardenburg syndrome means a rare genetic disorder most often characterized by varying degrees of deafness, minor defects in structures arising from the neural crest, and pigmentation anomalies.
What part of speech is Waardenburg syndrome?
Waardenburg syndrome is a noun.

Words near Waardenburg syndrome in the dictionary

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