Prader-Willi Syndrome Definition

prädər-vĭlē
noun
A genetic disorder characterized by short stature, mental retardation, involuntary craving for food with subsequent obesity, behavior and learning problems, and incomplete sexual development.
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Origin of Prader-Willi Syndrome

  • After Andrea Prader (1919–2001), Swiss pediatrician and endocrinologist and Heinrich Willi (1900–1971), Swiss pediatrician

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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