English Explanatory Dictionary

Krabbe disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system

Word forms

Krabbe disease Krabbe's disease

Etymology

Named after the Danish neurologist Knud Haraldsen Krabbe (1885-1965).

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