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Laurence-Moon syndrome en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after the physicians John Zachariah Laurence and Robert Charles Moon, who first formally described the condition in 1866.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A rare genetic disorder associated with retinitis pigmentosa, extra digits, spastic paraplegia, hypogonadism, and mental retardation.

Coordinates

Bardet-Biedl syndrome · BBS

Hypernyms

Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Synonyms

LMS