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recurring-figures test

a test of memory in which a person is shown a series of cards featuring generally nonsensical figures or geometric forms. Some figures appear on more than one card, and the participant must try to remember whether a figure has appeared on a previous card.

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October 9th 2024

Renpenning syndrome

Renpenning syndrome

a condition that is inherited as an X-linked trait (see sex-linked) and almost exclusively affects males. It is characterized by eye defects, microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, short stature, small testes, and intellectual disability. [Hans Renpenning (1929–2006), Canadian physician]