English Explanatory Dictionary

Floating-Harbor syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare disease characterized by the triad of proportionate short stature with delayed bone age, characteristic facial appearance, and delayed speech development.

Word forms

Floating-Harbor syndrome

Etymology

Coined by Robinson et al. in 1988, after the Boston Floating Hospital and the Harbor General Hospital, where it was first identified.

Synonyms

Pelletier-Leisti syndrome
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