"Laurence-Moon syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after the physicians John Zachariah Laurence and Robert Charles Moon, who first formally described the condition in 1866. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Laurence-Moon syndrome (uncountable)
  1. A rare genetic disorder associated with retinitis pigmentosa, extra digits, spastic paraplegia, hypogonadism, and mental retardation. Wikipedia link: Laurence-Moon syndrome Tags: uncountable Synonyms: LMS Hypernyms: Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome (english: no longer a valid classification) [historical] Coordinate_terms: Bardet-Biedl syndrome, BBS

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