Mowat-Wilson syndrome

noun

A rare genetic disorder typically characterized by Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, epilepsy, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies, and absence of the corpus callosum.

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Meanings

nounMowat-Wilson syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare genetic disorder typically characterized by Hirschsprung's disease, intellectual disability, epilepsy, delayed growth and motor development, congenital heart disease, genitourinary anomalies, and absence of the corpus callosum.

Origin

Described by David R. Mowat and Meredith J. Wilson in 1998.

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