Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

noun

A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

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LMSLenz syndromeLenz dysplasiaLenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome
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Meanings

nounLenz microphthalmia syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

    Synonyms: LMS, Lenz syndrome, Lenz dysplasia, Lenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

Similar
LMSLenz syndromeLenz dysplasiaLenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome
Also see
lenz dysmorphogenetic syndromelenz dysplasialenz syndrome

Origin

Named after Widukind Lenz, a German geneticist and dysmorphologist.

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

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Chicago

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