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Marfan syndrome — Inherited disorder characterized by long fingers and toes, dislocation of the lens, and aortic wall weakness and aneurysm. Parents with Marfan syndrome have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to each child. There is not yet a genetic test for… … Medical dictionary
Marfan syndrome — noun Etymology: Antonin Bernard Jean Marfan died 1942 French pediatrician Date: circa 1923 a disorder of connective tissue that is inherited as a dominant trait and is characterized by abnormal elongation of the long bones and often by ocular and … New Collegiate Dictionary
Marfan syndrome — Mar′fan syn drome [[t]ˈmɑr fæn, mɑrˈfæn[/t]] n. pat a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities • Etymology: after Antonin Bernard Marfan (1858–1942),… … From formal English to slang
Dennie-Marfan syndrome — Den·nie Mar·fan syndrome (denґe mahr făґ) [C.C. Dennie; Antoine Bernard Jean Marfan, French pediatrician, 1858–1947] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Marfan syndrome — [mär′fan] n. [after Antonin Marfan (1858 1942), Fr physician, who first described it (1892)] a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormalities of the blood circulation and the eyes, abnormally long bones in the limbs, and very mobile joints:… … English World dictionary
Lady Windermere syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Lady Windermere syndrome Caption = CT scan of patient with right middle lobe aspiration and Mycobacterium avium infection consistent with Lady Windermere syndrome DiseasesDB = 29182 ICD10 = ICD10|A|31|0|a|30 ICD9 = ICD9|031 … Wikipedia
Marfansyndrome — Mar·fan syndrome (märʹfăn) n. A hereditary disorder principally affecting the connective tissues of the body, manifested in varying degrees by excessive bone elongation and joint flexibility and by abnormalities of the eye and cardiovascular… … Universalium
marfanoid — A term used of those whose phenotype bears a superficial resemblence to that of Marfan syndrome. * * * mar·fa·noid mär fə .nȯid adj exhibiting the typical characteristics of Marfan syndrome <the marfanoid habitus> * * * mar·fan·oid… … Medical dictionary
CREB-binding protein — See also: p300 CBP coactivator family CREB binding protein PDB rendering based on 1f81 … Wikipedia
List of common misconceptions — This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This is a list of current, widely held, false ideas and beliefs about notable topics which have been reported by reliable sources from around the world. Each has been discussed in published… … Wikipedia
