MARFAN'S SYNDROME


Meaning of MARFAN'S SYNDROME in English

[Mar.fan's syndrome] n [Antonin Bernard Jean Marfan d. 1942 Fr. pediatrician] (ca. 1923): a hereditary disorder of connective tissue that is characterized by abnormal elongation of the bones and often by ocular and circulatory defects--called also Marfan syndrome

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