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poland syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
poland syn-drome
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the pectoralis on one side of the body, and usually also webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.

Etymology

Named after British surgeon Alfred Poland.

Synonyms

Poland's anomaly Poland sequence Poland's syndactyly Poland's syndrome

Questions

What does poland syndrome mean?
A rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the pectoralis on one side of the body, and usually also webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.
Where does poland syndrome come from?
Named after British surgeon Alfred Poland.

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