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| Peutz-Je·gher's syn·drome [ pts yáygərz sìndrōm ] |
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genetic disorder with intestinal polyps: a rare, relatively harmless genetic disorder characterized by large numbers of small polyps on the lining of the intestine and small flat brown spots on the lips and in the mouth
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| [Mid-20th century. After John Law Augustine Peutz (1886-1957), Dutch physician, and Harald Jos Jeghers (b. 1904), U.S. physician] |
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