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gladiolus(encyclopedia)
gladiolus(dictionary)
Gladiolus(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
apert(dictionary)
Apert(medicine)
Apert's syndrome(medicine)
Apert syndrome(medicine)
Apert's hirsutism(medicine)

Apert's syndrome (medicine) and Gladiolus (medicine)


Apert's syndrome (medicine)


Apert's syndrome -->
acrocephalosyndactyly
<paediatrics> A usually inherited disorder characterised by premature closing of the cranial suture lines resulting in a peaked shaped head and abnormal facial appearance.

Since it is usually autosomal dominant one or both parents also have the disorder. Surgery is used to correct skull and facial abnormalities.

Inheritance: autosomal dominant.


Gladiolus (medicine)


gladiolus


Origin: L. See Gladiole.

1. <botany> A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the Beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily.

2. <anatomy> The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum.

Source: Websters Dictionary