Hurler's syndrome


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Hurler's syndrome /ˈhəːləz/
noun Medicine a defect in metabolism arising from congenital absence of an enzyme, resulting in mental retardation, a protruding abdomen, and an abnormally large head.
– origin 1930s: named after the Austrian paediatrician Gertrud Hurler.
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