channelopathy
noun
chan·ne·lop·a·thy
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plural channelopathies
Definition of channelopathy
: any of various disorders (such as epilepsy, migraine, cystic fibrosis, heart arrhythmia, and myotonia) caused by the malfunction of an ion channel
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channelopathy
noun
chan·ne·lop·a·thy
| \ ˌcha-nə-ˈlä-pə-thē
\
\
plural channelopathies
Medical Definition of channelopathy
: any of various disorders (such as epilepsy, migraine, cystic fibrosis, heart arrhythmia, and myotonia) caused by the malfunction of an ion channel
Long QT syndrome is a primary cardiac channelopathy with 6 identified chromosomal loci and 5 cardiac ion channel genes implicated.— Michael J. Ackerman, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 14 Nov. 2001