English Explanatory Dictionary

Pendred syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genetic disorder leading to congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and goitre with occasional hypothyroidism.

Word forms

Pendred syndrome

Etymology

Named after Vaughan Pendred (1869–1946), English doctor who first described the condition in 1896.

Synonyms

Pendred disease
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