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von Economo disease

von Economo disease noun: sleepy sickness.

Noun

von Economo disease (uncountable)

  1. sleepy sickness

Forms of von Economo disease

alternative formvon Economo's disease

Origin of von Economo disease

After Constantin von Economo, Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist.

Questions about von Economo disease

What does von Economo disease mean?
Von Economo disease means sleepy sickness.
What part of speech is von Economo disease?
Von Economo disease is a noun.

Words near von Economo disease in the dictionary

  1. von Babo's law
  2. von Baer's laws
  3. von Daniken
  4. von der Heydt
  5. von Deventer
  6. von Economo disease
  7. von Economo neuron
  8. von Economo neurons
  9. von Eschscholtz
  10. Von Hippel-Lindau disease
  11. von Hippel–Lindau disease

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