Definitions For Leukodystrophy

Noun

LEUKODYSTROPHY. (countable and uncountable, plural LEUKODYSTROPHYs) (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.

Derived terms

{{der2, en, leukodystrophic, metachromatic leukodystrophy}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, leucodystrophy}}

Etymology

leuko + dystrophy

Is Leukodystrophy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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30
Words with Friends
30

The word Leukodystrophy is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

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