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Di George syndrome

Di George syn·drome [ di jáwrj sìn drōm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
lack of parathyroid glands and thymus: a condition in which a fetus's neck does not develop as it should so that the parathyroid glands and the thymus are not formed. Newborn babies with the syndrome suffer muscle spasms tetany and a form of immune deficiency.

[Mid-20th century. After Angelo Mario Di George (b. 1921), U.S. pediatrician]
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