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fatal familial insomnia

fatal familial insomnia noun: a very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.

Noun

fatal familial insomnia (uncountable)

  1. A very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.

Questions about fatal familial insomnia

What does fatal familial insomnia mean?
Fatal familial insomnia means a very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.
What part of speech is fatal familial insomnia?
Fatal familial insomnia is a noun.

Words near fatal familial insomnia in the dictionary

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