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hallermann-streiff syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
haller-man-n-streif-f syn-drome
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital disorder that affects growth, including cranial development, hair growth, and dental development.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after German ophthalmologist Wilhelm Hallermann (1901–1975) and Italian-Swiss ophthalmologist Enrico Bernardo Streiff (1908–1988), who first described the syndrome in 1948 and 1950 respectively.

Usage

Synonyms

pseudoprogeria

Questions

What does hallermann-streiff syndrome mean?
A congenital disorder that affects growth, including cranial development, hair growth, and dental development.
Where does hallermann-streiff syndrome come from?
Named after German ophthalmologist Wilhelm Hallermann (1901–1975) and Italian-Swiss ophthalmologist Enrico Bernardo Streiff (1908–1988), who first described the syndrome in 1948 and 1950 respectively.

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