Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, a curvature, especially of the nails. See
onychogryposis .
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The doctors later informed her father, Wan Nadzarudin Mohd Nadzim, 50, that she had arthro-gryposis, also known as arthro-gryposis multiplex congenita, a rare congenital disorder which is characterised by multiple joint contractures with muscle weakness.
nst online 2010
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