Christ, Josef

Christ,

Josef, German physician and dentist, 1871-1948. Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome - congenitally defective or absent sweat glands, smooth, finely wrinkled skin, sunken nose, malformed and missing teeth, sparse fragile hair, and associated with deformed nails, absent breast tissue, mental retardation, or syndactyly. Synonym(s): anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia