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kanner's syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kan-ner's syn-drome
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after American psychiatrist Leo Kanner (1894–1981).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kanner syndrome (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Asperger's syndrome

Synonyms

classic autism infantile autism early infantile autism childhood autism classical autism autistic disorder infantile psychosis kanner's autism kanner syndrome

Questions

What does kanner's syndrome mean?
A developmental disorder of the autism spectrum with relatively marked symptoms involving intellectual development.
Where does kanner's syndrome come from?
Named after American psychiatrist Leo Kanner (1894–1981).

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