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.








