English Explanatory Dictionary

Prader-Willi syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A human disease caused by deletion of part of chromosome 15, and manifested by intellectual disability, a constant feeling of hunger, and other problems.

Word forms

Prader-Willi syndrome Prader–Willi syndrome

Etymology

Named after Andrea Prader and Heinrich Willi.

Synonyms

PWS
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