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tauopathy

tauopathy noun: any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.

Noun

tauopathy (countable and uncountable, plural tauopathies)

  1. Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.

Forms of tauopathy

pluraltauopathies
alternative formtaupathy

Origin of tauopathy

From tau + -o- + -pathy.

Words formed from tauopathy

Questions about tauopathy

What does tauopathy mean?
Tauopathy means any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.
What part of speech is tauopathy?
Tauopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of tauopathy?
The plural of tauopathy is tauopathies.

Words near tauopathy in the dictionary

  1. tauonic
  2. tauonium
  3. tauons
  4. tauopathic
  5. tauopathies
  6. tauopathy
  7. taupata
  8. taupatas
  9. taupathies
  10. taupathological
  11. taupathology

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