PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME


Meaning of PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME in English

ˈprädə(r)ˈvilē- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P&W

Etymology: after Andrea Prader b 1919 and Heinrich Willi died 1971 Swiss pediatricians

: a genetic disorder characterized by short stature, mental retardation, hypotonia, abnormally small hands and feet, hypogonadism, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity

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