Main Entry: Che·diak–Hi·ga·shi syndrome
Pronunciation: shAd-"yäk-hE-"gäsh-E-
Function: noun
: a genetic disorderinherited as an autosomal recessive and characterized by partial albinism, abnormal granules in the white blood cells, and marked susceptibility to bacterial infections
Cheádiak /shAd-yok,/ Moises (fl 1952), French physician, and Hiágaáshi /hE-gäsh-E,/ Ototaka (fl 1954), Japanesephysician. Chediak and Higashi independently of each other discovered the genetic disorder that bears their names.