kinky-hair disease

[ kĭng′kē-hâr′ ]

n.

A congenital metabolic defect manifested by short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair and associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive deterioration of the brain.Menkes syndrome

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Words nearby kinky-hair disease

kinkaid act, kinkaider, kinkajou, kinkle, kinky, kinky-hair disease, kinmen, kinnell, kinnikinnick, kinnock, kino
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