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Poland's syndrome

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Poland's syndrome
[pō′ləndz]
Etymology: Alfred Poland, British physician, 1820-1872
unilateral absence of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle and ipsilateral syndactyly. Also called Poland's anomaly.


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There is a condition called Poland's Syndrome where one breast fails to develop.
He suffered from birth with a condition called Poland's syndrome, which meant his right hand never fully developed.
He was also a tireless worker for charities, helping raise more than pounds 100million for Children With Leukaemia and Children With Poland's Syndrome, the condition that left him with a right hand that was not fully formed.
 
 
 
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