# Robinow syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A rare genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism, abnormalities in the head, face, and external genitalia, and vertebral segmentation.

## Etymology
First described in 1969 by human geneticist Meinhard Robinow.

## Source
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