trichomegaly-retinal degeneration syndrome

a rare disorder of unknown cause marked by abnormally short stature, long eyebrows and eyelashes, poor vision due to retinal pigment degeneration, slow psychomotor development, and intellectual disability. Also called congenital trichomegaly; Oliver–McFarlane syndrome.

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October 18th 2024

cofigurative culture

a society or culture in which people learn chiefly from other people in the same age group, so that, for example, children learn mostly from children and young adults from young adults. Compare postfigurative culture; prefigurative culture. [coined by U.S. anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901–1978)]