Meckel-Gruber syndrome
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Medical Definition of Meckel-Gruber syndrome
: a syndrome inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and typically characterized by occipital encephalocele, microcephaly, cleft palate, polydactyly, and polycystic kidneys
— called also
Meckel's syndrome
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