egg-white syndrome

egg-white syn·drome

dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination; produced in rats by diets containing large amounts of raw egg white, the avidin of which combines with biotin, producing a deficiency of the latter. Synonym(s): egg-white injury

egg-white syn·drome

(egwīt sindrōm) Dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination.