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Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease noun: a rare leukodystrophy in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function are delayed to variable extents.

Noun

Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare leukodystrophy in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function are delayed to variable extents.

Origin of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

From the surnames of two German physicians who studied it.

Questions about Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

What does Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease mean?
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease means a rare leukodystrophy in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function are delayed to variable extents.
What part of speech is Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease?
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease is a noun.

Words near Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease in the dictionary

  1. pelite
  2. pelites
  3. pelitic
  4. pelitinib
  5. pelitrexol
  6. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
  7. Pelka
  8. Pelkas
  9. Pelkey
  10. Pelkeys
  11. Pelkosenniemi

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