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Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome noun: a very rare, usually familial, fatal neurodegenerative disease, classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

Noun

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A very rare, usually familial, fatal neurodegenerative disease, classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

Origin of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

Named after Josef Gerstmann, Ernst Sträussler and Ilya Scheinker, the Austrian physicians who first described it in the mid-1930s.

Questions about Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

What does Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome mean?
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome means a very rare, usually familial, fatal neurodegenerative disease, classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.
What part of speech is Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome?
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome is a noun.

Words near Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Gerstein
  2. Gersteins
  3. gerstleyite
  4. Gerstmann
  5. Gerstmann syndrome
  6. Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
  7. Gerstmanngate
  8. gerstmannite
  9. Gerstner
  10. Gerstner wave
  11. Gerstner waves

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