LHON

L1H4O1N1

A form of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy — A mitochondrially inherited degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, leading to an acute or subacute loss of central vision.

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Meanings

nounLHON (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
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