Costeff syndrome

noun

A genetic disorder typically associated with the onset of visual deterioration in early childhood followed by the development of motor disability, sometimes with mild cognitive deficiency.

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Meanings

nounCosteff syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genetic disorder typically associated with the onset of visual deterioration in early childhood followed by the development of motor disability, sometimes with mild cognitive deficiency.

Origin

Named after Hanan Costeff, the doctor who first described the syndrome in 1989.

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Costeff syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Costeff%20syndrome

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