dyskeratosis congenita

noun

A rare progressive congenital disorder with a highly variable phenotype, sometimes resembling premature aging, and typically first affecting the skin and proceeding to bone marrow failure.

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DKCZinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome
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Meanings

noundyskeratosis congenita (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare progressive congenital disorder with a highly variable phenotype, sometimes resembling premature aging, and typically first affecting the skin and proceeding to bone marrow failure.

    Synonyms: DKC, Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare progressive congenital disorder with a highly variable phenotype, sometimes resembling premature aging, and typically first affecting the skin and proceeding to bone marrow failure.

Similar
DKCZinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome
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dyskeratosis congenita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis%20congenita

MLA

“dyskeratosis congenita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis%20congenita. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyskeratosis congenita,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyskeratosis%20congenita.

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