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gargoylism|ˈgɑːgɔɪlɪz(ə)m|
[f. gargoyle + -ism.]
1. Grotesqueness. rare—1.
1902Athenæum 14 June 747/2 He is an artist in sensible nonsense, a master of gargoylism, a priest of the grotesque.
2. Med. A syndrome characterized by mental deficiency and skeletal deformities, including an abnormally large head, short limbs, and a protruding abdomen; Hurler's syndrome.
1936Ellis et al. in Q. Jrnl. Med. New Ser. V. 119 The association of a peculiar type of osseous dystrophy, with congenital clouding of the cornea,..[etc.] has been noted sufficiently often to justify its being regarded as a definite syndrome... We have chosen the name ‘Gargoylism’ to describe it. 1965R. H. Durham Encycl. Med. Syndromes 262 The term ‘gargoylism’ has been applied to this syndrome because the gross disfiguration resembles the gargoyles of Gothic architecture. 1970C. G. Tedeschi Neuropath. iii. 67/2 In contrast, the skull deformity of gargoylism belongs to the dolichocephalic variety. |