English Explanatory Dictionary

Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormal smallness of one or both eyes, sometimes with droopy eyelids, resulting in visual impairment or blindness.

Word forms

Lenz microphthalmia syndrome

Etymology

Named after Widukind Lenz, a German geneticist and dysmorphologist.

Synonyms

LMS Lenz syndrome Lenz dysplasia Lenz dysmorphogenetic syndrome
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