leukodystrophy (English, noun)
expansion: leukodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural leukodystrophies)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: leukodystrophies
tags: plural
form: leucodystrophy
tags: alternative