DiGeorge syndrome
English
editEtymology
editNamed after pediatric endocrinologist Angelo DiGeorge, who described the syndrome in 1968.
Noun
editDiGeorge syndrome (uncountable)
- (medical genetics) A syndrome caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22 in humans, associated with various birth defects.
Synonyms
edit- CATCH 22 syndrome (informal)