ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY


Meaning of ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌlü-kō-ˈdis-trə-fē ]

noun

Date: 1976

: a rare demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait chiefly affecting males in childhood and that is characterized by progressive blindness, deafness, tonic spasms, and mental deterioration — abbreviation ALD

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