Klippel, Maurice

Klippel,

Maurice, French neurologist, 1858-1942.

Feil-Klippel syndrome - Synonym(s): Klippel-Feil syndrome

Klippel-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 syndrome

Klippel-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

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