Langer-Giedion syndrome

noun

A genetic disorder characterised by fine sparse scalp hair, thin nails, a pear-shaped broad nose, and cone-shaped epiphyses of the middle phalanges of some fingers and toes.

Similar
trichorhinophalangeal syndrome
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Meanings

nounLanger-Giedion syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genetic disorder characterised by fine sparse scalp hair, thin nails, a pear-shaped broad nose, and cone-shaped epiphyses of the middle phalanges of some fingers and toes.

    Synonyms: trichorhinophalangeal syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genetic disorder characterised by fine sparse scalp hair, thin nails, a pear-shaped broad nose, and cone-shaped epiphyses of the middle phalanges of some fingers and toes.

Similar
trichorhinophalangeal syndrome
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