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van Buchem’s syndrome

an autosomal aberration marked by thickening and osteosclerosis of bones of the face, skull, and trunk, resulting in facial paralysis and loss of hearing and vision. The symptoms usually begin around puberty. [Francis Steven Peter van Buchem (1897–1979), Dutch physician]

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arithmetic disability

arithmetic disability

a disturbance in the ability to calculate that is associated with neurological impairment. See acalculia.