Seckel syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Helmut Paul George Seckel (1900–1960), American physician.

Noun

Seckel syndrome (uncountable)

  1. microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow bird-like face, and intellectual disability.
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