Prader-Willi syndrome

/ ˌprɑːdəˈvɪlɪ /

noun

1. a congenital condition characterized by obsessive eating, obesity, mental retardation, and small genitalia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Prader-Willi syndrome¹

C20: after Andrea Prader (1919–2001) and Heinrich Willi (1900–71), Swiss paediatricians

Example Sentences

Her son, Harvey, 22, has Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and is partially-sighted.

From BBC

She has made a series of documentaries for the BBC about his life with autism and rare genetic disease Prader-Willi syndrome.

From BBC

“Most diseases are due to some dysregulation of RNA,” including Prader-Willi syndrome and certain muscular dystrophies and cancers, says Vivian Cheung, an RNA biologist at the University of Michigan.

From Science Magazine

His autism - combined with Prader-Willi Syndrome, which causes learning disabilities and behavioural challenges - meant he could often run away after becoming overwhelmed and would disassociate from the world around him.

From BBC

Mr Price also has Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia and a learning disability.

From BBC