trichothiodystrophy

noun

An autosomal-recessive congenital skin disease characterized by a congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, growth and mental retardation, progeria-like facies, and brittle hair.

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brittle hair syndromeIBIDS syndrome
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Meanings

nountrichothiodystrophy (usually uncountable, plural trichothiodystrophies)

plural trichothiodystrophies

  1. uncountableusuallyAn autosomal-recessive congenital skin disease characterized by a congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, growth and mental retardation, progeria-like facies, and brittle hair.

    Synonyms: brittle hair syndrome, IBIDS syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn autosomal-recessive congenital skin disease characterized by a congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma, growth and mental retardation, progeria-like facies, and brittle hair.

Similar
brittle hair syndromeIBIDS syndrome
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