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morgagni-stewart-morel syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
mor-gag-ni-stew-art--morel syn-drome
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
8
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after the Italian anatomist and pathologist Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the British neurologist Roy Mackenzie Stewart, and the Swiss psychiatrist Ferdinand Morel.

Usage

Questions

What does morgagni-stewart-morel syndrome mean?
A condition characterized by a thickening of the inner table of the frontal part of the skull, associated with a wide range of endocrine problems, including diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus and hyperparathyroidism, as well as headaches, vertigo, hirsutism, menstrual disorder, galactorrhoea, obesity, depression, and seizures.
Where does morgagni-stewart-morel syndrome come from?
Named after the Italian anatomist and pathologist Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the British neurologist Roy Mackenzie Stewart, and the Swiss psychiatrist Ferdinand Morel.

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