Werdnig-Hoffman disease

werd·nig·hoff·mandisease

uncommon

noun

1.

autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood

Synonyms

Werdnig-Hoffman disease

Related words

Broader terms

autosomal recessive disease

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Grammar

noun
singular	werdnig-hoffman disease
plural	werdnig-hoffman diseases

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