Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubinstein-taybi syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ru-bin-stein--tay-bi syn-drome
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Jack Herbert Rubinstein (1925–2006) and Hooshang Taybi (1919–2006), who described a series of cases in 1963.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

RTS Rubinstein syndrome

Questions

What does rubinstein-taybi syndrome mean?: A condition characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs and first toes.
Where does rubinstein-taybi syndrome come from?: Named after Jack Herbert Rubinstein (1925–2006) and Hooshang Taybi (1919–2006), who described a series of cases in 1963.

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