| Noack's syndrome | Congenital malformation in which oxycephaly, brachysyndactyly of hand, and preaxial polydactyly of feet are associated with mental retardation; it is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait but there is also a dominant form. Synonym: Carpenter's syndrome, Goodman's syndrome, Noack's syndrome, Sakati-Nyhan syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Noack, M | <person> 20th century German physician. See: Noack's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| noah | A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge. Noah's ark. <zoology> A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noae), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals. Origin: Heb. Noakh rest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |