Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friedreich's ataxia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: friedre-ich's atax-ia
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inherited disease in which reduced expression of frataxin causes progressive damage to the nervous system.

Etymology

Named after the German physician Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in the 1860s.

Synonyms

hereditary spinal ataxia

Questions

What does friedreich's ataxia mean?: An inherited disease in which reduced expression of frataxin causes progressive damage to the nervous system.
Where does friedreich's ataxia come from?: Named after the German physician Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in the 1860s.

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