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Marchiafava-Bignami disease

Marchiafava-Bignami disease definition - medical

Mar·chia·fa·va-Bi·gna·mi disease (märˌkyə-fäˈvə-bĭ-nyäˈmē, -bē-)

noun
Degeneration of the corpus callosum, characterized by mental deterioration, dementia, and convulsions, and occurring predominately in chronic alcoholics.

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