English Explanatory Dictionary

leukoaraiosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rarefaction of the white matter in the brain.

Word forms

leukoaraiosis leukoaraioses leucoaraiosis

Etymology

From Greek leuko (white) plus Araios. Greek Araios is an adjective meaning “rarefied”, and the suffix -osis converts the adjective to a noun meaning “rarefaction, diminution of density” .

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