Adrenoleukodystrophy Definition
ə-drē′nō-lo͞o′kō-dĭs ′ trə-fē
noun
An X-linked form of leukodystrophy occurring chiefly in boys, characterized by accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids in the brain and adrenal cortex and resulting in adrenocortical insufficiency and progressive neurological deterioration.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) A degenerative genetic disease in which myelin is lost from nerve cells in the brain.
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