Defect
Syndrome
Syndrome noun - A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease.
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An extremely rare human birth defect, in which both legs are fused together from crotch to feet, is known as sirenomelia or "mermaid syndrome".
Source: Our Mermaids Are Different -
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a kind of connective tissue disorder caused in most cases by a genetic defect in the formation of collagen, which leads to increased elasticity in the skin, joints, muscles and whatnot.
Source: Rubber Man
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