Meanings
nounKlippel-Feil syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableA rare disease characterized by the congenital fusion of any two of the seven cervical vertebrae.
Synonyms: Klippel-Feil anomaly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare disease characterized by the congenital fusion of any two of the seven cervical vertebrae.
Similar
Klippel-Feil anomaly
Origin
First reported in 1912 by Maurice Klippel and André Feil.
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