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Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Marchiafava-Bignami disease noun: a progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.

Noun

Marchiafava-Bignami disease (uncountable)

  1. A progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.
    Synonyms:
    MBD

Synonyms of Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Origin of Marchiafava-Bignami disease

First described in 1903 by the Italian pathologists Amico Bignami and Ettore Marchiafava.

Questions about Marchiafava-Bignami disease

What does Marchiafava-Bignami disease mean?
Marchiafava-Bignami disease means a progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.
What part of speech is Marchiafava-Bignami disease?
Marchiafava-Bignami disease is a noun.

Words near Marchiafava-Bignami disease in the dictionary

  1. Marchewka
  2. Marchewkas
  3. marchflies
  4. marchfly
  5. Marchi
  6. Marchiafava-Bignami disease
  7. Marchiafava–Micheli syndrome
  8. Marchigiano-
  9. Marchigue
  10. Marchigüe
  11. Marchihue

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