"MERRF syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Short for "myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers". Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=MERRF syndrome}} MERRF syndrome (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, medical genetics) A rare mitochondrial disease characterized by progressive myoclonic epilepsy and clumps of diseased mitochondria that accumulate in the subsarcolemmal region of the muscle fiber and appear as "ragged red fibers" when stained. Wikipedia link: MERRF syndrome Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medical genetics, Medicine
    Sense id: en-MERRF_syndrome-en-noun-oZ0HyFlI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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