English Explanatory Dictionary

Meckel-Gruber syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare, lethal ciliopathic genetic disorder characterized by renal cystic dysplasia, central nervous system malformations (occipital encephalocele), polydactyly (postaxial), hepatic developmental defects, and pulmonary hypoplasia due to oligohydramnios.

Word forms

Meckel-Gruber syndrome

Etymology

Named after Johann Meckel and Georg Gruber.

Synonyms

dysencephalia splanchnocystica Meckel syndrome
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