CATCH 22 syndrome

noun

Synonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

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DiGeorge syndrome
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Meanings

nounCATCH 22 syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural CATCH 22 syndromes)

plural CATCH 22 syndromes

  1. countableinformaluncountablemedicineSynonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

    Synonyms: DiGeorge syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of DiGeorge syndrome.

Similar
DiGeorge syndrome
Also see
digeorge syndrome

Origin

The salient features of DiGeorge syndrome can be summarized by the mnemonic CATCH 22 (an allusion to Catch-22, a 1961 novel by Joseph Heller): * Cardiac defects, * Abnormal facies, * Thymic aplasia, * Cleft palate, * Hypocalcemia/hypoparathyroidism, and * 22q11.2 deletion.

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CATCH 22 syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CATCH%2022%20syndrome

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