de Lange's syndrome
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de Lang·e's syndrome
(də lăng′ēz, läng′əz) or Cor·ne·lia de Lange's syndrome (kôr-nēl′yə)n.
A syndrome of unknown cause characterized by mental retardation, short stature, thick eyebrows and low hairline, and flat, spadelike hands with short tapering fingers. Also called Amsterdam syndrome.
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