cervicooculoacoustic syndrome

cer·vi·co·oc·u·lo·a·cous·tic syn·drome

[MIM*314600] a disorder characterized by a congenitally short neck with fused cervical vertebrae (Klippel-Feil anomaly), sixth cranial nerve paralysis with retraction of the eye globe and narrowing of the palpebral fissure on adduction (Duane syndrome), and sensorineural deafness; inheritance is thought to be multifactorial with limitation to females. Synonym(s): Wildervanck syndrome

cer·vi·co·oc·u·lo·a·cous·tic syn·drome

(sĕr'vi-kō-ok'yū-lō-ă-kū'stik sin'drōm) A disorder characterized by a congenitally short neck with fused cervical vertebrae (Klippel-Feil anomaly), sixth cranial nerve paralysis with retraction of the eye globe and narrowing of the palpebral fissure on adduction (Duane palsy), and sensorineural deafness; inheritance is thought to be multifactorial with limitation to females.

Wildervanck,

L.S., 20th century Dutch geneticist. Wildervanck syndrome - a congenital short neck on girls associated with paralysis of the external ocular muscles and with perceptive deafness. Synonym(s): cervicooculoacoustic syndrome