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Wilson's disease
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noun Pathology.
a rare hereditary disease in which copper accumulates in the brain and liver, gradually leading to tremors, muscular rigidity, kidney malfunction, and cognitive disturbances: marked by Kayser-Fleischer rings.
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Origin of Wilson's disease
Named after Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878â1936), British neurologist, who described it in 1912
Words nearby Wilson's disease
Wilson cloud chamber, Wilson cycle, Wilson Dam, Wilsonian, Wilsonism, Wilson's disease, Wilson's petrel, Wilson's phalarope, Wilson's snipe, Wilson's storm petrel, Wilson's thrush
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