English Explanatory Dictionary

Dejerine-Sottas disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hereditary neurological disorder, caused by mutations in various genes, characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves and resulting in progressive muscle wasting.

Word forms

Dejerine-Sottas disease

Etymology

Described by French neurologists Joseph Jules Dejerine (1849–1917) and Jules Sottas (1866–1945).

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