- leu|co|dys|tro|phy
- leu|co|dys|tro|phy «LOO koh DIHS truh fee», noun.= leukodystrophy. (Cf. ↑leukodystrophy)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
leu|co|dys|tro|phy
Look at other dictionaries:
leu|ko|dys|tro|phy — «LOO koh DIHS truh fee», noun. a genetic disorder, often fatal, characterized by the progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain. Also, leucodystrophy. ╂[< leuko + dystrophy] … Useful english dictionary
dys — dys·acou·sia; dys·adaptation; dys·ar·thria; dys·arthrosis; dys·che·zia; dys·chon·dro·pla·sia; dys·chromatopsia; dys·cra·sia; dys·cra·site; dys·crystalline; dys·der·cus; dys·en·ter·ic; dys·en·ter·i·form; dys·en·tery; dys·er·gia; dys·esthesia;… … English syllables
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
leu — ad·i·po·leu·co·cyte; am·y·lo·leu·cite; bou·leu·te·ri·on; ceph·a·leu·ros; far·leu; ho·moeo·te·leu·tic; ho·moeo·te·leu·ton; ho·moio·te·leu·ton; leu·ca·den·dron; leu·cae·na; leu·cet·ta; leu·ci·fer; leu·cine; leu·cite; leu·cit·ic; leu·ci·tite;… … English syllables
leukodystrophy — leu·ko·dys·tro·phy … English syllables
Leukodystrophy — A disorder of the white matter of the brain, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the color of myelin, the insulation covering the nerve fibers. (The white matter is as opposed to… … Medical dictionary
Adrenoleukodystrophy — A rare genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive dysfunction of the adrenal gland. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is one of a group of genetic… … Medical dictionary
ko — afi·ko·men; an·is·ei·ko·nia; an·ko·le; api·ko·res; ar·ko·sic; ash·ko·ko; ash·ko·ko; at·i·ko·ka·nia; awei·ko·ma; ba·ma·ko; ba·to·ko; ben·zal·ko·ni·um; ber·ko·vets; bo·ko; chal·ko·si·der·ic; chee·cha·ko; chim·a·ri·ko; dis·ko·gram; ei·ko·nom·e·ter;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
ad — ad; ad·a·man·cy; ad·am and eve; ad·a·man·tane; ad·a·man·tine; ad·a·man·ti·no·ma; ad·a·man·to·blast; ad·a·man·to·blas·to·ma; ad·a·ma·wa east·ern; ad·a·mel·lite; ad·am·esque; ad·am·it·ic; ad·am·it·ism; ad·ams·ite; ad·anal; ad·an·so·nia; ad·a·pis;… … English syllables
