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ataxia-telangiectasia

ataxia-telangiectasia noun: a rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels.

Noun

ataxia-telangiectasia (uncountable)

  1. A rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels.

Synonyms of ataxia-telangiectasia

Origin of ataxia-telangiectasia

From ataxia + telangiectasia.

Questions about ataxia-telangiectasia

What does ataxia-telangiectasia mean?
Ataxia-telangiectasia means a rare neurodegenerative inherited disease causing severe disability, characterized by poor coordination and telangiectasia to small dilated blood vessels.
What part of speech is ataxia-telangiectasia?
Ataxia-telangiectasia is a noun.

Words near ataxia-telangiectasia in the dictionary

  1. atavistical
  2. atavistically
  3. atavists
  4. ataxaphasia
  5. ataxia
  6. ataxia-telangiectasia
  7. ataxiagraph
  8. ataxiagraphs
  9. ataxiameter
  10. ataxiameters
  11. ataxias

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