Main Entry: Mar·fan syndrome

Pronunciation: \ˈmär-ˌfan-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Antonin Bernard Jean Marfan †1942 French pediatrician

Date: circa 1923

: a disorder of connective tissue that is inherited as a dominant trait and is characterized by abnormal elongation of the long bones and often by ocular and circulatory defects —called also Mar*fan's syndrome, \ˈmär-ˌfanz-\