Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cockayne syndrome
(kŏ-kān′ )
[Edward A. Cockayne, Brit. physician, 1880-1956]
A congenital syndrome characterized by dwarfism, gait disturbance, microcephaly, ocular atrophy, photosensitivity, and premature aging.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cockayne Syndrome." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743098/0/Cockayne_syndrome.
Cockayne syndrome. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743098/0/Cockayne_syndrome. Accessed April 28, 2026.
Cockayne syndrome. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743098/0/Cockayne_syndrome
Cockayne Syndrome [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 28]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743098/0/Cockayne_syndrome.
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