leukodystrophy
noun
leu·ko·dys·tro·phy
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plural leukodystrophies
Definition of leukodystrophy
: any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
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Ollie passed away in December due to a rare genetic disorder, leukodystrophy, which affects the neural anatomy of a person in a variety of ways. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney rejects father’s requests to put Spider-Man on son’s grave: report," 5 July 2019 Most children with metachromatic leukodystrophy don’t survive beyond their 8th birthday. — Vibhav Rangarajan, STAT, "The ‘cruel joke’ of compassionate use and right to try: Pharma companies don’t have to comply," 5 June 2018 Children with the most severe form of metachromatic leukodystrophy develop symptoms like trouble walking or poor muscle tone before the age of 30 months. — Vibhav Rangarajan, STAT, "The ‘cruel joke’ of compassionate use and right to try: Pharma companies don’t have to comply," 5 June 2018 Their daughter Beatrice had leukodystrophy, a progressive disease of the brain that left her unable to walk or talk. — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: 'Victory in motion' — Widow with 9 kids graduates from Mount Mary and hopes to help other women," 1 June 2018 In 2013, Conte acted as the lawyer for the family of Sofia de Barros, a 4-year-old girl suffering from metachromatic leukodystrophy, an incurable disease of the nervous system. — Luca Tancredi Barone, Science | AAAS, "Italy’s new prime minister defended discredited stem cell therapy," 24 May 2018 That was the day a neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia explained how my 2-year-old daughter, Cal, had late infantile-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). — Maria Kefalas, STAT, "How much would you pay for the miracle of gene therapy?," 3 May 2018 That’s about 30 times the mortality rate of the leukodystrophy that Kefalas’ daughter is battling. — Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, "Right now we're dealing with the rarest form of the gun-violence disease | Helen Ubiñas," 27 Mar. 2018 Italian gene therapy researchers have reported comparable results for a similar treatment given to young patients with the brain disease metachromatic leukodystrophy. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Gene therapy’s new hope: A neuron-targeting virus is saving infant lives," 1 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'leukodystrophy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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leukodystrophy
noun
leu·ko·dys·tro·phy
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or chiefly British leucodystrophy \ ˌlü-kō-ˈdis-trə-fē
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plural leukodystrophies
Medical Definition of leukodystrophy
: any of several inherited diseases (as adrenoleukodystrophy) characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves