cri du chat syndrome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French cri du chat (“cry of the cat; cat's cry”).
Noun[edit]
cri du chat syndrome (uncountable)
- (medicine) A rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
- Synonym: cri du chat
Translations[edit]
congenital syndrome caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome
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