Meanings
nounNoonan syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountablemedical geneticsA relatively common autosomal-dominant congenital disorder, a form of dwarfism accompanied by a heart defect, learning difficulties, and a characteristic facial appearance.
Origin
After Jacqueline Noonan, a paediatric cardiologist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan síndrome de Noonan
- síndrome de Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Chinese Mandarin 努南綜合徵 /努南综合征, 努南氏症
- 努南綜合徵 /努南综合征autosomal-dominant congenital disorder
- 努南氏症autosomal-dominant congenital disorder
- 努南氏症候群autosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Dutch syndroom van Noonan
- syndroom van Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Finnish Noonanin oireyhtymä
- Noonanin oireyhtymäautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
French syndrome de Noonan
- syndrome de Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
German Noonan-Syndrom
- Noonan-Syndromautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Italian sindrome di Noonan
- sindrome di Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Japanese ヌーナン症候群
- ヌーナン症候群 (Nūnan shōkōgun)autosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Korean 누난 증후군
- 누난 증후군 (nunan jeunghugun)autosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Polish zespół Noonan
- zespół Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Portuguese síndrome de Noonan
- síndrome de Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Spanish síndrome de Noonan
- síndrome de Noonanautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
Swedish Noonans syndrom
- Noonans syndromautosomal-dominant congenital disorder
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APA
Noonan syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noonan%20syndrome
MLA
“Noonan syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noonan%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Noonan syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noonan%20syndrome.
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