Prader-Willi syndrome
noun
Pra·der-Wil·li syndrome ˈprä-dər-ˈvi-lē- 
: a genetic disorder characterized especially by short stature, intellectual disability, hypotonia, functionally deficient gonads, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity
Word History
Etymology
Andrea Prader born 1919 and Heinrich Willi †1971 Swiss pediatricians
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Prader-Willi syndrome
noun
Pra·der-Wil·li syndrome ˈprä-dər-ˈvil-ē-
: a genetic disorder characterized by short stature, intellectual disability, hypotonia, abnormally small hands and feet, hypogonadism, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity
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