Meanings
nounShapiro syndrome (uncountable)
- uncountableA very rare disorder consisting of paroxysmal hypothermia (due to hypothalamic dysfunction of thermoregulation), hyperhydrosis, and agenesis of the corpus callosum.
Origin
First described in 1969 by Dr. William Shapiro and colleagues.
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