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Prader-Willi syndrome

/ ˌprɑːdəˈvɪlɪ /

noun

  1. a congenital condition characterized by obsessive eating, obesity, mental retardation, and small genitalia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Prader-Willi syndrome1

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

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