cri du chat syndrome

English

Etymology

From French cri du chat (cry of the cat; cat's cry). First described and coined by French pediatrician and geneticist Jérôme Lejeune in 1963.

Noun

cri du chat syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (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

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