Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome definition - medical

Eh·lers-Dan·los syndrome (āˈlərs-dănˈlŏs, -däɴ-lōsˈ)

noun
A hereditary disorder of the connective tissue characterized by overelasticity and friability of the skin, excessive extensibility of the joints, and fragility of the cutaneous blood vessels. Also called cutis hyperelastica, elastic skin.

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