HURLER'S SYNDROME


Meaning of HURLER'S SYNDROME in English

[ 'hə:ləz ]

■ noun Medicine a defect in metabolism arising from congenital absence of an enzyme, resulting in mental retardation, a protruding abdomen, and an abnormally large head.

Origin

1930s: named after the Austrian paediatrician Gertrud Hurler .

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