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Weill-Marchesani syndrome

Weill-Marchesani syndrome noun: a rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature, brachycephaly, and other facial abnormalities; hand defects, including brachydactyly; and distinctive ocular abnormalities.

Noun

Weill-Marchesani syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature, brachycephaly, and other facial abnormalities; hand defects, including brachydactyly; and distinctive ocular abnormalities.

Origin of Weill-Marchesani syndrome

Named after ophthalmologists Georges Weill (1866-1952) and Oswald Marchesani (1900-1952), who first described it.

Questions about Weill-Marchesani syndrome

What does Weill-Marchesani syndrome mean?
Weill-Marchesani syndrome means a rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature, brachycephaly, and other facial abnormalities; hand defects, including brachydactyly; and distinctive ocular abnormalities.
What part of speech is Weill-Marchesani syndrome?
Weill-Marchesani syndrome is a noun.

Words near Weill-Marchesani syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Weiland
  2. Weilands
  3. Weiler
  4. Weilian
  5. weilite
  6. Weill-Marchesani syndrome
  7. Weilmoringle
  8. Weils
  9. Weimann
  10. Weimanns
  11. Weimar

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