English Explanatory Dictionary

Canavan disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A degenerative disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain.

Word forms

Canavan disease

Etymology

After Myrtelle Canavan, American physician and medical researcher.

Synonyms

Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease
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