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Angelman, n. Path.|ˈeɪndʒəlmən|
[The name of Harold Angelman, British doctor who described the condition, in Developmental Med. & Child Neurol. (1965) VII. 681.]
Angelman('s) syndrome, a rare hereditary disorder characterized by mental retardation and hyperactivity.
1972Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children CXXIII. 72 (heading) Angelman's (‘Happy puppet’) syndrome. 1990Sci. Amer. Oct. 29/1 Nicholls..made a..discovery about patients with Angelman syndrome. (In the past, such persons were often described as ‘happy puppets’ who exhibited excessive laughter, jerky movements and other symptoms of motor and intellectual retardation.) 1991Daily Tel. 20 June 20/7 Patients with Angelman syndrome are hyperactive, while those with Prader–Willi syndrome are slow moving. |