English Explanatory Dictionary

CAMFAK syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare inherited neurological disease, characterized by peripheral and central demyelination of nerves.

Word forms

CAMFAK syndrome

Etymology

From an acronym for the characteristic findings of the disease: cataracts, microcephaly, failure to thrive, and kyphoscoliosis.

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