A rare genetic disease characterized by stunted growth, predisposition to the development of cancer, and genomic instability.

A form of pericarditis that occurs in relation to damage to the myocardium or pericardium.

(medicine) Either of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome and focal dermal hypoplasia.

(medicine) An inherited, neurological disease of (mostly female) children characterized by a small head and repetitive hand movements.

(idiomatic, nuclear physics, uncountable) A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.

plural of China syndrome

plural of Gorlin's syndrome

plural of Dressler's syndrome

(neurology, pathology) A progressive condition with a combination of severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. It is characterised by severe physical and mental retardation and partial seizures.

A psychiatric disorder in which a person feigns illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy.