Williams syndrome

/ˌwɪljəmz ˌsɪnˈdroʊm/
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Definitions of Williams syndrome
  1. noun
    a rare congenital disorder associated with deletion of genetic material in chromosome 7; characterized by mental deficiency and some growth deficiency and elfin faces but an overly social personality and a remarkable gift for vocabulary
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    syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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