Bardet-Biedl syndrome

Bardet-Biedl syndrome definition - medical

Bar·det-Biedl syndrome (bär-dāˈbēdˈl)

noun
An inherited disorder characterized by mental retardation, pigmentary retinopathy, polydactyly, obesity, and hypogenitalism.

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