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adrenoleukodystrophy

adrenoleukodystrophy noun: a rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.

adrenoleukodystrophy: a rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build...
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Noun

adrenoleukodystrophy (usually uncountable, plural adrenoleukodystrophies)

  1. (usually) A rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.

Forms of adrenoleukodystrophy

pluraladrenoleukodystrophies

Questions about adrenoleukodystrophy

What does adrenoleukodystrophy mean?
Adrenoleukodystrophy means a rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.
What part of speech is adrenoleukodystrophy?
Adrenoleukodystrophy is a noun.
What is the plural of adrenoleukodystrophy?
The plural of adrenoleukodystrophy is adrenoleukodystrophies.

Words near adrenoleukodystrophy in the dictionary

  1. adrenolectomize
  2. adrenoleucodystrophies
  3. adrenoleucodystrophy
  4. adrenoleukodystrophic
  5. adrenoleukodystrophies
  6. adrenoleukodystrophy
  7. adrenolytic
  8. adrenolytics
  9. adrenomedulin
  10. adrenomedullary
  11. adrenomedullin

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