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Krabbe disease

Krabbe disease noun: globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system.

Noun

Krabbe disease (uncountable)

  1. globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system

Forms of Krabbe disease

alternative formKrabbe's disease

Origin of Krabbe disease

Named after the Danish neurologist Knud Haraldsen Krabbe (1885-1965).

Questions about Krabbe disease

What does Krabbe disease mean?
Krabbe disease means globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system.
What part of speech is Krabbe disease?
Krabbe disease is a noun.

Words near Krabbe disease in the dictionary

  1. kraars
  2. Kraatz
  3. Kraatzes
  4. krab
  5. Krabbe
  6. Krabbe disease
  7. Krabbes
  8. Krabi
  9. krabs
  10. krachai
  11. Kracht

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