Pierre Robin syndrome

Pierre Ro·bin syndrome

noun \ˌpyer-rȯ-ˈbaⁿ-\

Definition of PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME

: a congenital defect of the face characterized by micrognathia, abnormal smallness of the tongue, cleft palate, and absence of the gag reflex and sometimes accompanied by bilateral eye defects, glaucoma, or retinal detachment

Biographical Note for PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME

Ro·bin \rȯ-baⁿ\ Pierre (1867–1950), French pediatrician.