Poland syndrome

English

Person with Poland syndrome

Etymology

Named after British surgeon Alfred Poland.

Noun

Poland syndrome

1. A rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the pectoralis on one side of the body, and usually also webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.

Synonyms

• Poland's anomaly
• Poland sequence
• Poland's syndactyly
• Poland's syndrome

Translations

Translations

• French: syndrome de Poland (fr) m
• German: Poland-Syndrom n
• Polish: zespół Polanda m
• Portuguese: síndrome de Poland f