Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type (cEDS) is a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that affects the connective tissue and is characterized by skin hyperextensibility, widened atrophic scars and joint hypermobility. The disease is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic type (Monarch Disease Ontology entry MONDO_0007522). Also known as: EDS, classic type, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome classic type.