Definition of Menkes in English:

Menkes

noun ˈmɛŋkəz

Medicine

1Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a genetic (X-linked recessive) disorder of copper transport that is characterized by retarded growth, progressive neurological degeneration, and hypopigmented kinky hair, and is generally fatal (if untreated) in infancy or early childhood; especially in "Menkes(') disease", "Menkes syndrome".
2In the genitive. "Menkes' disease"noun = maple syrup urine disease. Similarly "Menkes' syndrome". rare.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Pediatrics. From the name of John Hans Menkes, Austrian-born U.S. paediatric neurologist, novelist, and playwright.

Definition of Menkes in US English:

Menkes

nounˈmɛŋkəz

Medicine

1Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a genetic (X-linked recessive) disorder of copper transport that is characterized by retarded growth, progressive neurological degeneration, and hypopigmented kinky hair, and is generally fatal (if untreated) in infancy or early childhood; especially in "Menkes(') disease", "Menkes syndrome".
2In the genitive. "Menkes' disease"noun = maple syrup urine disease. Similarly "Menkes' syndrome". rare.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Pediatrics. From the name of John Hans Menkes, Austrian-born U.S. paediatric neurologist, novelist, and playwright.

词汇	Menkes
释义	Definition of Menkes in English: Menkes noun ˈmɛŋkəz Medicine 1Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a genetic (X-linked recessive) disorder of copper transport that is characterized by retarded growth, progressive neurological degeneration, and hypopigmented kinky hair, and is generally fatal (if untreated) in infancy or early childhood; especially in "Menkes(') disease", "Menkes syndrome". 2In the genitive. "Menkes' disease"noun = maple syrup urine disease. Similarly "Menkes' syndrome". rare. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Pediatrics. From the name of John Hans Menkes, Austrian-born U.S. paediatric neurologist, novelist, and playwright. Definition of Menkes in US English: Menkes nounˈmɛŋkəz Medicine 1Attributive and in the genitive. Designating a genetic (X-linked recessive) disorder of copper transport that is characterized by retarded growth, progressive neurological degeneration, and hypopigmented kinky hair, and is generally fatal (if untreated) in infancy or early childhood; especially in "Menkes(') disease", "Menkes syndrome". 2In the genitive. "Menkes' disease"noun = maple syrup urine disease. Similarly "Menkes' syndrome". rare. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Pediatrics. From the name of John Hans Menkes, Austrian-born U.S. paediatric neurologist, novelist, and playwright.
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