Diallinas–Amalric syndrome

a familial condition thought to be an autosomal recessive trait in which deafness is associated with defects in central vision. Also called Amalric’s syndrome; deaf mutism–retinal degeneration syndrome. [described in 1959 by Nicolaos Pindaros Diallinas, Greek ophthalmologist, and in 1960 by Pierre Amalric (1923–1999), French ophthalmologist]

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November 20th 2024

chronobiology

n. the branch of biology concerned with biological rhythms, such as the sleep–wake cycle.