Dennie-Marfan syndrome

noun

A syndrome of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and intellectual disability in children with congenital syphilis.

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Meanings

nounDennie-Marfan syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA syndrome of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and intellectual disability in children with congenital syphilis.

Origin

Described by Charles Clayton Dennie in 1929 and Antoine Marfan in 1936.

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

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