English Explanatory Dictionary

Bloom's syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare genetic disease characterized by stunted growth, predisposition to the development of cancer, and genomic instability.

Word forms

Bloom's syndrome Bloom syndrome

Etymology

First described by New York dermatologist Dr. David Bloom in 1954.

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