Etymology

Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome

Today it means: A congenital disorder causing defects of the skeletal and nervous system, including dolichocephaly. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Richard D. Smith, Robert M. Fineman and Gart G. Myers, who discovered it around 1980.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.