Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

noun

A rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.

Meanings

nounShwachman-Diamond syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.

    Synonyms: SDS, Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare congenital disorder characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities, and short stature.

Origin

Described in 1964 by H. Shwachman and L. K. Diamond.

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