The combination of short neck, low hairline at the nape of the neck and limited movement of the head. It is due to a defect in the early development of the spinal column in the neck (the cervival vertebrae). The condition is also called the Klippel-Feil sequence (referring to an embryologic or early developmental sequence of events).
SYNDROME, KLIPPEL-FEIL
Meaning of SYNDROME, KLIPPEL-FEIL in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012