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floating-harbor syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
float-ing-har-bor syn-drome
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare disease characterized by the triad of proportionate short stature with delayed bone age, characteristic facial appearance, and delayed speech development.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Robinson et al. in 1988, after the Boston Floating Hospital and the Harbor General Hospital, where it was first identified.

Usage

Synonyms

Pelletier-Leisti syndrome

Questions

What does floating-harbor syndrome mean?
A rare disease characterized by the triad of proportionate short stature with delayed bone age, characteristic facial appearance, and delayed speech development.
Where does floating-harbor syndrome come from?
Coined by Robinson et al. in 1988, after the Boston Floating Hospital and the Harbor General Hospital, where it was first identified.

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