Morquio's syndrome

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Morquio's syndrome [′mȯr·kwē‚ōz ‚sin‚drōm]

(medicine)

A hereditary disease transmitted as an autosomal recessive and characterized by large quantities of keratosulfate in urine, dwarfism, and a typical facies with broad mouth, prominent maxilla, short nose, and widely spaced teeth. Also known as Brailsford-Morquio syndrome; familial osteochondrodystrophy; mucopolysaccharidosis IV.

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