See Also: kinky-hair disorder(medicine)
Kinky hair(medicine)
kinky hair syndrome(medicine)
syndrome, kinky hair(medicine)
kinky-hair disease(medicine)
Menkes kinky-hair syndrome(medicine)
Hair analysis (hair element analysis, hair mineral analysis, hair-shaft analysis)(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
kinky(dictionary)
kinky(dictionary)

kinky-hair disorder (medicine)


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kinky-hair disease
Kinky hair disease, congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance.

Synonym: kinky-hair disorder, Menkes' syndrome, trichopoliodystrophy.