Usher's syndrome

noun

Ush·er's syndrome ˈəsh-ərz-

variants also Usher syndrome

-ər-

: a genetic disease that is characterized by congenital deafness or progressive hearing loss during childhood and by retinitis pigmentosa and that is inherited chiefly as an autosomal recessive trait

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“Usher's syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Usher%27s%20syndrome. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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