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Werner syndrome

Werner syndrome proper noun: a rare progeroid syndrome characterized by the appearance of premature aging.

Proper noun

Werner syndrome

  1. A rare progeroid syndrome characterized by the appearance of premature aging.

Forms of Werner syndrome

alternative formWerner's syndrome

Origin of Werner syndrome

Named after the German scientist Otto Werner.

Questions about Werner syndrome

What does Werner syndrome mean?
Werner syndrome means a rare progeroid syndrome characterized by the appearance of premature aging.
What part of speech is Werner syndrome?
Werner syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Werner syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Werner
  2. Werner complex
  3. Werner complexes
  4. Werner projection
  5. Werner projections
  6. Werner syndrome
  7. Werner's syndrome
  8. Wernerian
  9. Wernerism
  10. wernerite
  11. wernerites

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