PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME


Meaning of PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-dər-ˈvi-lē- ]

noun

Etymology: Andrea Prader b 1919 and Heinrich Willi died 1971 Swiss pediatricians

Date: 1964

: a genetic disorder characterized especially by short stature, mental retardation, hypotonia, functionally deficient gonads, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity

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