Meckel syndrome

Meckel syndrome definition - medical

Meckel syndrome

noun
A hereditary malformation syndrome characterized by sloping forehead, cleft palate, ocular anomalies, and polydactyly, resulting in death during the perinatal period. Also called dysencephalia splanchnocystica.

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