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Hallervorden-Spatz disease

Hallervorden-Spatz disease noun: pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.

Noun

Hallervorden-Spatz disease (uncountable)

  1. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

Origin of Hallervorden-Spatz disease

Originally named after Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz but renamed to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration after Hallervorden and Spatz's Nazi party ties were discovered and the eponymous distinction was revoked.

Questions about Hallervorden-Spatz disease

What does Hallervorden-Spatz disease mean?
Hallervorden-Spatz disease means pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.
What part of speech is Hallervorden-Spatz disease?
Hallervorden-Spatz disease is a noun.

Words near Hallervorden-Spatz disease in the dictionary

  1. Hallenbecks
  2. Haller
  3. Haller's round ray
  4. Hallermann-Streiff syndrome
  5. Hallers
  6. Hallervorden-Spatz disease
  7. Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome
  8. Hallet
  9. Hallett
  10. Halletts
  11. Hallettsville

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