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Wilson’s disease

Wil·son's dis·ease [ wílss'nz di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hereditary disease: a rare hereditary disease resulting from an inability to metabolize copper and marked by cirrhosis of the liver, damage to other organs, and psychiatric disorder

[Early 20th century. After S. A. Kinnier Wilson (1878-1937), British neurologist]
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