Gorlin syndrome

Gorlin syndrome noun

1. a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies and some mental retardation can also occur

Word Origin for Gorlin syndrome C20: named after R. J. Gorlin (1923–2006), US oral pathologist Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012