GRACILE syndrome

noun

A very rare lethal autosomal-recessive genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, aminoaciduria, cholestasis, iron overload, lactic acidosis, and early death.

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Meanings

nounGRACILE syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA very rare lethal autosomal-recessive genetic disorder characterized by growth retardation, aminoaciduria, cholestasis, iron overload, lactic acidosis, and early death.

Origin

Acronym from initial letters of the symptoms.

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

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