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Marfan's syndrome

Syllabification: (Mar·fan's syn·drome)
Pronunciation: /ˈmärfənz, märˈfäNz/

(also Marfan syndrome)
Definition of Marfan's syndrome

noun

Medicine
  • a hereditary disorder of connective tissue, resulting in abnormally long and thin digits and also frequently in optical and cardiovascular defects.

Origin:

1930s: named after Antonin B. J. Marfan (1858–1942), French pediatrician

Marfan's syndrome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Marfan's syndrome in the British & World English dictionary

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