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leukodystrophies

leukodystrophies is the plural of leukodystrophy.

Meaning of leukodystrophy

Noun

leukodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural leukodystrophies)

  1. Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.

Phrases with leukodystrophies

Questions about leukodystrophies

What is leukodystrophies the plural of?
Leukodystrophies is the plural of leukodystrophy.

Words near leukodystrophies in the dictionary

  1. leukoderma
  2. leukodermal
  3. leukodermas
  4. leukodopachrome
  5. leukodystrophic
  6. leukodystrophies
  7. leukodystrophy
  8. leukodystropy
  9. leukoedema
  10. leukoencephalitis
  11. leukoencephalomalacia

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