"Lewy body" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛvi ˌbɒdi/ Forms: Lewy bodies [plural]
Etymology: Named after Jewish German-born American neurologist Frederic Lewy (1885–1950). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lewy body (plural Lewy bodies)
  1. (medicine) An abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells. Wikipedia link: Frederic Lewy, Lewy body Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells): Lewyn kappale (Finnish), Lewy-Körperchen (German), cuerpo de Lewy [masculine] (Spanish)

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