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Kinky hair syndrome — A genetic disorder, also known as Menkes syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ( kinky ) and there is progressive deterioration of the brain and arterial changes leading to death in infancy. The condition is an inborn error of… … Medical dictionary
Syndrome, kinky hair — A genetic disorder, also known as Menkes syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ( kinky ) and there is progressive deterioration of the brain and arterial changes leading to death in infancy. The condition is an inborn error of… … Medical dictionary
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Kinky — Kink y, a. 1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair. [1913 Webster] 2. Queer; eccentric; unconventional; crotchety. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinky — [kiŋ′kē] adj. kinkier, kinkiest ☆ 1. full of kinks; tightly curled [kinky hair] 2. Slang weird, bizarre, eccentric, peculiar, etc.; specif., sexually abnormal or perverse kinkiness n … English World dictionary
Menkes kinky-hair disease — a genetic disorder characterized by severe mental retardation, seizures, poor vision, colourless fragile hair, and chubby red cheeks. There is no treatment and affected infants usually die before the age of three. J. H. Menkes (1928 ), US… … Medical dictionary
Menkes kinky-hair disease — a genetic disorder characterized by severe mental retardation, seizures, poor vision, colourless fragile hair, and chubby red cheeks. There is no treatment and affected infants usually die before the age of three. [H. Menkes (1928– ), US… … The new mediacal dictionary
kinky — [[t]kɪ̱ŋki[/t]] kinkier, kinkiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something, usually a sexual practice or preference, as kinky, you mean that it is unusual and would be considered strange by most people. [INFORMAL] He had been engaging in some kind … English dictionary
kinky — adjective 1 informal someone who is kinky, or does kinky things, has strange ways of getting sexual excitement 2 kinky hair has a lot of small curves kinkiness noun (U) kinkily adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kinky — adjective 1) informal kinky underwear Syn: provocative, sexy, erotic, titillating, naughty, indecent, immodest 2) informal a kinky relationship Syn: perverse, abnormal, deviant … Thesaurus of popular words
