English Explanatory Dictionary

Johanson-Blizzard syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare, sometimes fatal congenital disorder featuring abnormal development of the pancreas, nose, and scalp, with mental retardation, hearing loss, and growth failure.

Word forms

Johanson-Blizzard syndrome

Etymology

Named after Ann J. Johanson and Robert M. Blizzard, the pediatricians who first described the disorder in a 1971 journal report.

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