Seckel syndrome

noun

Microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.

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Meanings

nounSeckel syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineMicrocephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
virchow-seckel syndrome

Origin

Named after Helmut Paul George Seckel (1900–1960), American physician.

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Seckel syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seckel%20syndrome

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“Seckel syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seckel%20syndrome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seckel syndrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seckel%20syndrome.

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