Etymology

Donohue syndrome

Today it means: A rare, severe genetic disorder resulting in elfin facial features and an impaired insulin receptor. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Canadian pathologist William L. Donohue (1906–1985), who discovered it.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.