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LAFORA'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lafora's disease mean? 

LAFORA'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun LAFORA'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic originplay

  Familiarity information: LAFORA'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAFORA'S DISEASE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Lafora's disease; myoclonus epilepsy

Hypernyms ("Lafora's disease" is a kind of...):

epilepsy (a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions)


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