Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome

noun

A congenital multiple-anomaly syndrome involving craniosynostosis, abdominal hernias, cognitive impairment, and other skeletal malformations.

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Meanings

nounShprintzen-Goldberg syndrome (uncountable)

alternative Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome

  1. uncountablemedical geneticsmedicineA congenital multiple-anomaly syndrome involving craniosynostosis, abdominal hernias, cognitive impairment, and other skeletal malformations.

Origin

Named after R. B. Goldberg and R. J. Shprintzen.

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

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