Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
practice
practice teaching
practiced
practicing
practicum
practise
practitioner
prad
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prado
praedial
praemunire
praenomen
praesidium
praetor
Praetorian
praetorian
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

Prader-Willi syndrome

Pra·der-Wil·li syn·drome [ prdər víllee sìndrōm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
developmental disorder: a genetic disorder caused by a small chromosomal deletion that results in behavioral problems, underdeveloped genitals, and delayed puberty

[Mid-20th century. After Andrea Prader (1919-) and Heinrich Willi (1900-), Swiss pediatricians]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft