Etymology

Gardner syndrome

Today it means: A form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon. Full definition →

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The story

Named for Eldon J. Gardner (1909–1989), a geneticist who first described it in 1951.

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