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单词 Hurler's syndrome
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Definition of Hurler's syndrome in English:

Hurler's syndrome

nounˈhəːləzˈhərlərz ˌsindrōm
mass nounMedicine
  • A defect in metabolism arising from congenital absence of an enzyme, causing accumulation of lipids and mucopolysaccharides, and resulting in mental retardation, a protruding abdomen, and bone deformities including an abnormally large head.

    Also called gargoylism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moreover, cord blood stem cells appear to repair more of the damage caused by Hurler's syndrome than does adult bone marrow.
    • The normal development of myelin sheaths is impaired in children born with certain inherited diseases, such as Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher's disease, and Hurler's syndrome.
    • If the disease is not stopped, children with Hurler's syndrome usually die by 5 to 10 years of age.

Origin

1930s: named after Gertrud Hurler (1889–1965), the Austrian paediatrician who first described it.

 
 

Definition of Hurler's syndrome in US English:

Hurler's syndrome

nounˈhərlərz ˌsindrōm
Medicine
  • A defect in metabolism arising from congenital absence of an enzyme, causing accumulation of lipids and glycosaminoglycans, and resulting in mental retardation, a protruding abdomen, and bone deformities including an abnormally large head.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The normal development of myelin sheaths is impaired in children born with certain inherited diseases, such as Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher's disease, and Hurler's syndrome.
    • If the disease is not stopped, children with Hurler's syndrome usually die by 5 to 10 years of age.
    • Moreover, cord blood stem cells appear to repair more of the damage caused by Hurler's syndrome than does adult bone marrow.

Origin

1930s: named after Gertrud Hurler (1889–1965), the Austrian pediatrician who first described it.

 
 
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