English Explanatory Dictionary

MERRF syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained.

Word forms

MERRF syndrome

Etymology

Short for "myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers".

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