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globoid cell leukodystrophy

globoid cell leukodystrophy definition - medical

glo·boid cell leukodystrophy (glōˈboidˌ)

noun
An inherited metabolic encephalopathy of infancy with rapidly progressive cerebral degeneration, massive loss of myelin, severe astrocytic gliosis, and infiltration of the white matter with characteristic multinucleate globoid cells. Also called Krabbe's disease.

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