Hallervorden-Spatz disease

noun

Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

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Meanings

nounHallervorden-Spatz disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

Origin

Originally named after Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz but renamed to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration after Hallervorden and Spatz's Nazi party ties were discovered and the eponymous distinction was revoked.

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Hallervorden-Spatz disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallervorden-Spatz%20disease

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hallervorden-Spatz disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallervorden-Spatz%20disease.

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