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Roy Smith
American physician, born 21 November 1914, Plymouth, Montserrat, British West Indies.
Associated eponyms:
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome
A familial skeletal disorder characterised by short trunk dwarfism, exaggerated lordosis, protrusion of the sternum, flattened vertebral bodies, small hands and feet, clawed fingers and mental retardation.
Smith-McCort dwarfism (Roy Smith)
Dwarfing skeletal dysplasia with features of the Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome, however, with normal intelligence.
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