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klippel-trénaunay-weber syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
klip-pel-tre-nau-nay-we-ber syn-drome
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
8
Syllables
18
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Uncountable

Etymology

Described by the French physicians Maurice Klippel and Paul Trénaunay in 1900, and the German-British physician Frederick Parkes Weber in 1907 and 1918.

Usage

Synonyms

angioosteohypertrophy syndrome hemangiectatic hypertrophy Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome

Questions

What does klippel-trénaunay-weber syndrome mean?
A 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.
Where does klippel-trénaunay-weber syndrome come from?
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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