Smith-Fineman-Myers syndrome

noun

A congenital disorder causing defects of the skeletal and nervous system, including dolichocephaly.

Meanings

nounSmith-Fineman-Myers syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA congenital disorder causing defects of the skeletal and nervous system, including dolichocephaly.

    Synonyms: SFMS, Juberg-Marsidi syndrome, JMS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA congenital disorder causing defects of the skeletal and nervous system, including dolichocephaly.

Origin

Named after Richard D. Smith, Robert M. Fineman and Gart G. Myers, who discovered it around 1980.

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