Medical Definition of Russell's syndrome
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Failure of infants and young children to thrive due to suprasellar lesions, commonly astrocytomas of the anterior third ventricle; although the growth hormone may be elevated, the child is emaciated and has loss of body fat.
See: pseudohydrocephaly.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Russell's Syndrome
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