Seckel syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after Helmut Paul George Seckel (1900–1960), American physician.

Noun

Seckel syndrome (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.