Holt-Oram syndrome

noun

A particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.

Meanings

nounHolt-Oram syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.

Origin

Named for Mary Holt and Samuel Oram, who published a paper on it in 1960.

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

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