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noun
A rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a distinctive elfin facial appearance, developmental delay coupled with strong language skills, and cardiovascular problems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: medical genetics
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Synonyms: Williams-Beuren syndrome, Williams elfin facies syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syndrome
History
From Williams + syndrome. First described in 1961 by New Zealander John C. P. Williams.
Across languages
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