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Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease

Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease definition - medical

Merz·bach·er-Pelizaeus disease (mûrtsˈbăkˌər-, mĕrtsˈbäᴋʜˌər-)

noun
A familial degenerative disease of the brain marked by progressive sclerosis of white matter of the frontal lobes, mental deficiency, and vasomotor disorders. Also called aplasia axialis extracorticalis, hereditary cerebral leukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease.

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