pelizaeus-merzbacher disease

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What does pelizaeus-merzbacher disease mean?

A rare leukodystrophy in which coordination, motor abilities, and intellectual function are delayed to variable extents.

Where does pelizaeus-merzbacher disease come from?

From the surnames of two German physicians who studied it.

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