Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.
Synonyms: angioosteohypertrophy syndrome, hemangiectatic hypertrophy, Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly. The three main features are nevus flammeus, venous and lymphatic malformations, and soft-tissue hypertrophy of the affected limb.
Origin
Described by the French physicians Maurice Klippel and Paul Trénaunay in 1900, and the German-British physician Frederick Parkes Weber in 1907 and 1918.
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Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klippel-Tr%C3%A9naunay-Weber%20syndrome
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