PATAU'S SYNDROME


Meaning of PATAU'S SYNDROME in English

[ 'pataʊz ]

■ noun Medicine a congenital chromosomal disorder resulting in brain, heart, and kidney defects, usually fatal soon after birth.

Origin

1960s: named after the German physician Klaus Patau .

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