Hurler syndrome
[ hur-ler sin-drohm, -druhm ]
nounPathology.
a congenital abnormality characterized chiefly by dwarfism, deformities of the head, trunk, and limbs, intellectual disability, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.
Origin of Hurler syndrome
1First recorded in 1935–40; named after Gertrud Hurler, a German pediatrician who described the disorder in 1919
- Also Hurl·er's syn·drome [hur-lerz sin-drohm, -druhm] /ˈhɜr lərz ˌsɪn droʊm, -drəm/ .
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