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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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Nearby words

  1. kinkaider,
  2. kinkajou,
  3. kinkle,
  4. kinkly,
  5. kinky,
  6. kinmen,
  7. kinnell,
  8. kinnikinnick,
  9. kinnock,
  10. kino
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