English Explanatory Dictionary

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A congenital failure of cholesterol synthesis, with effects ranging from mild intellectual disability to lethal malformations.

Word forms

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Etymology

Named after David Weyhe Smith, Luc Lemli, and John Marius Opitz, three researchers who described it.

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