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laurence-moon syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
lau-rence--moon syn-drome
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare genetic disorder associated with retinitis pigmentosa, extra digits, spastic paraplegia, hypogonadism, and mental retardation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after the physicians John Zachariah Laurence and Robert Charles Moon, who first formally described the condition in 1866.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Bardet-Biedl syndrome BBS

Synonyms

LMS

Questions

What does laurence-moon syndrome mean?
A rare genetic disorder associated with retinitis pigmentosa, extra digits, spastic paraplegia, hypogonadism, and mental retardation.
Where does laurence-moon syndrome come from?
Named after the physicians John Zachariah Laurence and Robert Charles Moon, who first formally described the condition in 1866.

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