Meanings
nounCHILD syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineCongenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects.
Origin
Initialism, to spell the word child. The acronym was introduced in 1980.
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CHILD syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHILD%20syndrome
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“CHILD syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHILD%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CHILD syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CHILD%20syndrome.
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