dyskeratosis con·gen·i·ta (k n-j n  -t)n. A genetic disorder marked by nail dystrophy, oral leukoplakia, pigmentation of the cellular connective tissue of the skin, and anemia progressing to pancytopenia. |
dyskeratosis congenita,
an X-linked syndrome with onset in childhood, characterized by nail dystrophy, reticular cutaneous hyperpigmentation, mucosal leukokeratosis, and pancytopenia resembling that of Fanconi's syndrome.
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