"leukoaraiosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leukoaraioses [plural], leucoaraiosis [alternative]
Etymology: From Greek leuko (white) plus Araios. Greek Araios is an adjective meaning “rarefied”, and the suffix -osis converts the adjective to a noun meaning “rarefaction, diminution of density” . Head templates: {{en-noun|leukoaraioses}} leukoaraiosis (plural leukoaraioses)
  1. (pathology) A rarefaction of the white matter in the brain. Translations (rarefaction of the white matter in the brain): 腦白質疏鬆 /脑白质疏松 (nǎobáizhì shūsōng) (Chinese Mandarin), leukoaraioosi (Finnish), leucoaraïose [feminine] (French)

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