CHEDIAK-HIGASHI SYNDROME


Meaning of CHEDIAK-HIGASHI SYNDROME in English

shād¦yäkhē¦gäshē- noun

Usage: usually capitalized C&H

Etymology: after Moises Chediak fl 1952 French physician and Ototaka Higashi fl 1954 Jap. physician

: a genetic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive and characterized by partial albinism, abnormal granules in the white blood cells, and marked susceptibility to bacterial infections

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