COACH syndrome

noun

A Joubert syndrome-related disorder characterized by cerebellar vermis aplasia, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, coloboma, and hepatic fibrosis.

Meanings

nounCOACH syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Joubert syndrome-related disorder characterized by cerebellar vermis aplasia, oligophrenia, congenital ataxia, coloboma, and hepatic fibrosis.

Origin

Acronym from first letters of the symptoms, to spell coach.

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