English Explanatory Dictionary

Hallermann-Streiff syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A congenital disorder that affects growth, including cranial development, hair growth, and dental development.

Word forms

Hallermann-Streiff syndrome

Etymology

Named after German ophthalmologist Wilhelm Hallermann (1901–1975) and Italian-Swiss ophthalmologist Enrico Bernardo Streiff (1908–1988), who first described the syndrome in 1948 and 1950 respectively.

Synonyms

pseudoprogeria
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