| ceroid-lipofuscinosis |
neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis, a term for several genetic lipidoses of diverse biochemical and clinical characteristics, all characterized by progressive neurodegeneration, loss of vision, and a fatal course; the infantile type is Haltia-Santavuori disease; the late infantile type is Jansky-Bielschowsky disease; the juvenile type is Vogt-Spielmeyer disease; and the adult type is Kufs' disease. Formerly called also amaurotic familial idiocy.
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| ceroid |
wax-like material found as crystals in disease states
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| ceroid-l. |
a term for several genetic lipidoses of diverse biochemical and clinical characteristics, all characterized by progressive neurodegeneration, loss of vision, and a fatal course; the infantile type is Haltia-Santavuori disease; the late infantile type is Jansky-Bielschowsky disease; the juvenile type is Vogt-Spielmeyer disease; and the adult type is Kufs' disease. Formerly called also amaurotic familial idiocy.
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