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microgliopathy

microgliopathy noun: any pathological condition of the microglia.

Noun

microgliopathy (countable and uncountable, plural microgliopathies)

  1. Any pathological condition of the microglia
    • Mutations in the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor have recently been identified to be the cause of this microgliopathy.2015 July 4, Marie Meyer-Ohlendorf et al., “Comprehensive diagnostics in a case of hereditary diffuse leukodystrophy with spheroids”, in BMC Neurology, volume 15, →DOI

Forms of microgliopathy

pluralmicrogliopathies

Origin of microgliopathy

From microglia + -o- + -pathy.

Questions about microgliopathy

What does microgliopathy mean?
Microgliopathy means any pathological condition of the microglia.
What part of speech is microgliopathy?
Microgliopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of microgliopathy?
The plural of microgliopathy is microgliopathies.

Words near microgliopathy in the dictionary

  1. microgliocytes
  2. microgliogenesis
  3. microglioma
  4. microgliomas
  5. microgliopathies
  6. microgliopathy
  7. microglioses
  8. microgliosis
  9. microglitch
  10. microglitches
  11. microglobin

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