English Explanatory Dictionary

Norrie disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genetic disorder that primarily affects the eye, usually leading to blindness, and sometimes involves mental retardation and/or progressive loss of hearing.

Word forms

Norrie disease

Etymology

Named after the Danish ophthalmologist Gordon Norrie (1855–1941).

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