Wilson's disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An autosomal-recessive genetic disorder in which copper accumulates in tissues, resulting in neurological or psychiatric symptoms and liver disease.

Word forms

Wilson's disease

Etymology

Named after Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), the British neurologist who first described the condition in 1912.

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