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Wilson's disease definition

Wilson's disease

a disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of copper in the brain, liver, etc.

Etymology: after S. Wilson (1874-1937), Eng neurologist, born in U.S.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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