marfan
11Marfan syndrome — /mahr fan, mahr fan /, Pathol. a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, esp. in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities. [named after Antonin Bernard Marfan (1858 1942), French …
12Marfan syndrome — Inherited disorder characterized by long fingers and toes, dislocation of the lens, and aortic wall weakness and aneurysm. Parents with Marfan syndrome have a 50 percent chance of passing it on to each child. There is not yet a genetic test for… …
13Marfan-Zeichen — Als Marfan Zeichen ist ein typisches Symptom, das im Rahmen einer durch Vitamin D Mangel ausgelösten Rachitis und der damit verbundenen Hypocalciämie auftreten kann. Die dabei ab dem dritten Lebensmonat auftretenden Auftreibungen an den langen… …
14Marfan's syndrome — [ mα:faMarfan s syndromez] noun Medicine a hereditary disorder of the connective tissue, resulting in abnormally long and thin digits and also frequently in optical and cardiovascular defects. Origin 1930s: named after the French paediatrician… …
15Marfan syndrome — noun Etymology: Antonin Bernard Jean Marfan died 1942 French pediatrician Date: circa 1923 a disorder of connective tissue that is inherited as a dominant trait and is characterized by abnormal elongation of the long bones and often by ocular and …
16Marfan's syndrome — noun see Marfan syndrome …
17Marfan, Jean-Bernard-Antoine — ► (1858 1942) Médico pediatra francés. Dio su nombre a la paraplejia espasmódica de la infancia (enfermedad de Marfan) …
18Marfan's syndrome — an inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by excessive tallness, abnormally long and slender fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), heart defects, and partial dislocation of the lenses of the eyes. B. J. A. Marfan (1858 1942), French… …
19Marfan's syndrome — an inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by excessive tallness, abnormally long and slender fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), heart defects, and partial dislocation of the lenses of the eyes [J. A. Marfan (1858–1942), French… …
20Marfan syndrome — Mar′fan syn drome [[t]ˈmɑr fæn, mɑrˈfæn[/t]] n. pat a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities • Etymology: after Antonin Bernard Marfan (1858–1942),… …
