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alpers' disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
alper-s' dis-ease
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Bernard Jacob Alpers.

Usage

Synonyms

Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome Alpers' syndrome progressive infantile poliodystrophy progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy

Questions

What does alpers' disease mean?
A progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants.
Where does alpers' disease come from?
Named after Bernard Jacob Alpers.

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