See Also: Leri-Weill syndrome(medicine)
Leri-Weill disease(medicine)
Weill-Marchesani syndrome(medicine)
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Leri(medicine)
Leri's sign(medicine)
Leri's pleonosteosis(medicine)
Weill, Georges(medicine)
Weill, Jean(medicine)
Weill, Kurt(dictionary)

Leri-Weill syndrome (medicine)


Leri-Weill syndrome -->
dyschondrosteosis


A bone dysplasia characterised by bowing of the radius, dorsal dislocation of the distal ulna and proximal carpal bones, and mesomelic dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance.

Synonym: Leri's pleonosteosis, Leri-Weill disease, Leri-Weill syndrome.

Origin: dys-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + osteon, bone, + -osis, condition