Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome

noun

A condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.

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Meanings

nounMorgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.

Origin

Named after the Italian anatomist and pathologist Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the British neurologist Roy Mackenzie Stewart, and the Swiss psychiatrist Ferdinand Morel.

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

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“Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morgagni-Stewart-Morel%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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