Gardner's syndrome

Gardner's syndrome definition - medical

Gard·ner's syndrome (gärdˈnərz)

noun
An inherited syndrome characterized by development of multiple tumors, including osteomas of the skull, epidermoid cysts, and fibromas before age 10 and of multiple polyposis predisposing to colon cancer.

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