Morquio's disease

Mor·quio's disease

noun \ˈmȯr-kē-ˌōz-\

Definition of MORQUIO'S DISEASE

: an autosomal recessive mucopolysaccharidosis characterized by excretion of keratan sulfate in the urine, dwarfism, a short neck, protruding sternum, kyphosis, a flat nose, prominent upper jaw, and a waddling gait

Biographical Note for MORQUIO'S DISEASE

Morquio, Luis (1867–1935), Uruguayan physician. Morquio held positions as a director of a pediatric clinic and as a professor of medicine at Montevideo. He published his description of Morquio's disease in 1929.