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lipofuscinosis

lipofuscinosis noun: any of a family of neurodegenerative disorders resulting from excessive accumulation of lipofuscin in the body's tissues.

Noun

lipofuscinosis (countable and uncountable, plural lipofuscinoses)

  1. Any of a family of neurodegenerative disorders resulting from excessive accumulation of lipofuscin in the body's tissues.

Forms of lipofuscinosis

plurallipofuscinoses

Origin of lipofuscinosis

From lipofuscin + -osis.

Questions about lipofuscinosis

What does lipofuscinosis mean?
Lipofuscinosis means any of a family of neurodegenerative disorders resulting from excessive accumulation of lipofuscin in the body's tissues.
What part of speech is lipofuscinosis?
Lipofuscinosis is a noun.
What is the plural of lipofuscinosis?
The plural of lipofuscinosis is lipofuscinoses.

Words near lipofuscinosis in the dictionary

  1. lipofuchsinosis
  2. lipofucsin
  3. lipofuscin
  4. lipofuscinogenesis
  5. lipofuscinoses
  6. lipofuscinosis
  7. lipofuscins
  8. lipofusin
  9. lipogel
  10. lipogels
  11. lipogenase

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