Klippel, Maurice

Klippel,

Maurice, French neurologist, 1858-1942. Feil-Klippel syndrome - Synonym(s): Klippel-Feil syndromeKlippel-Feil syndrome - a congenital defect manifested as a short neck, extensive fusion of the cervical vertebrae, and abnormalities of the brainstem and cerebellum. Synonym(s): cervical fusion syndrome; Feil-Klippel syndromeKlippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome - an anomaly of the extremity in which there is a combination of angiomatosis and anomalous development of the underlying bone and muscle, sometimes associated with localized gigantism. Synonym(s): angioosteohypertrophy syndrome; congenital dysplastic angiectasia; hemangiectatic hypertrophy