Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bardet-biedl syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: barde-t--biedl syn-drome
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.

Etymology

Named after Georges Bardet and Arthur Biedl.

Derived Forms

BBS BBSome

Frequently Paired Words

Alström syndrome Laurence-Moon syndrome LMS McKusick-Kaufman syndrome MKS MKKS MORM syndrome Usher syndrome

Synonyms

BBS

Questions

What does bardet-biedl syndrome mean?: A ciliopathic human genetic disorder characterized principally by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly, hypogonadism, and renal failure in some cases.
Where does bardet-biedl syndrome come from?: Named after Georges Bardet and Arthur Biedl.

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