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Refsum's disease

Refsum's disease noun: a peroxisomal neurological disease that results in the malformation of myelin sheaths around nerve cells.

Noun

Refsum's disease (uncountable)

  1. A peroxisomal neurological disease that results in the malformation of myelin sheaths around nerve cells.

Synonyms of Refsum's disease

Forms of Refsum's disease

alternative formRefsum disease

Origin of Refsum's disease

Named after Sigvald Bernhard Refsum (1907–1991), Norwegian neurologist .

Questions about Refsum's disease

What does Refsum's disease mean?
Refsum's disease means a peroxisomal neurological disease that results in the malformation of myelin sheaths around nerve cells.
What part of speech is Refsum's disease?
Refsum's disease is a noun.

Words near Refsum's disease in the dictionary

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