Pronunciation: ' mär- ˌ fan-
Function: noun
Etymology: Antonin Bernard Jean Marfan † 1942 French pediatrician
Date: circa 1923
: a disorder of connective tissue that is inherited as a dominant trait and is characterized by abnormal elongation of the long bones and often by ocular and circulatory defects ― called also Mar · fan's syndrome \ ' mär- ˌ fanz- \