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   Edwards' syndrome

   noun

   • 1. a congenital condition arising from the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 18, characterized by a distinctive appearance of the skull and face and impaired development of the brain and various organs, and typically fatal within the first two years of life.

   Word Origin 1950s: named after the English medical scientist John Hilton Edwards (1928–2007), who first described the condition.

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