Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
Synonyms: cri du chat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
Origin
- Frenchcri du chat“cry of the cat; cat's cry”
- Englishcri du chat syndrome
From French cri du chat (“cry of the cat; cat's cry”). First described and coined by French pediatrician and geneticist Jérôme Lejeune in 1963.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French syndrome du cri du chat, maladie du cri du chat
- syndrome du cri du chatcongenital syndrome caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome
- maladie du cri du chatcongenital syndrome caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome
Portuguese síndrome do cri du chat, síndrome de cri du chat
- síndrome do cri du chatcongenital syndrome caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome
- síndrome de cri du chatcongenital syndrome caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome
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