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Marfan syndrome — Marfan redirects here. For the person after whom the syndrome is named, see Antoine Marfan. Marfan syndrome Classification and external resources Micrograph demonstrating myxomatous degeneration of the aorti … Wikipedia
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
Marfan syndrome — Marfan syndrome. См. синдром Марфана. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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 — /mahr fan, mahr fan /, Pathol. a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, esp. in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities. [named after Antonin Bernard Marfan (1858 1942), French … Universalium
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
Marfan syndrome — Dominant disorder of connective tissue in which limbs are excessively long and loose jointed. Probably a collagen fibril assembly disorder since it can be mimicked in mice by aminonitriles that interfere with crosslinking … Dictionary of molecular biology
Marfan syndrome — noun A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that causes defects in the heart valves and aorta. See Also: marfanoid … Wiktionary
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Dennie–Marfan syndrome — is a syndrome in which there is association of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and mental retardation in children with congenital syphilis. Both sexes are affected, and the onset of the disease can be acute or insidious, with slow… … Wikipedia
