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MERRF syndrome

MERRF syndrome noun: a rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained.

Noun

MERRF syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medical genetics) A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained.

Origin of MERRF syndrome

Short for "myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers".

Questions about MERRF syndrome

What does MERRF syndrome mean?
MERRF syndrome means a rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained.
What part of speech is MERRF syndrome?
MERRF syndrome is a noun.

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