Meanings
nounLewy body (plural Lewy bodies)
plural Lewy bodies
- medicineAn abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells.
Origin
Named after Jewish German-born American neurologist Frederic Lewy (1885–1950).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 路易氏體 /路易氏体, 路易體 /路易体
- 路易氏體 /路易氏体abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells
- 路易體 /路易体abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells
Finnish Lewyn kappale
- Lewyn kappaleabnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells
German Lewy-Körperchen
- Lewy-Körperchenabnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells
Spanish cuerpo de Lewy
- cuerpo de Lewyabnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells
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Lewy body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lewy%20body
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“Lewy body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lewy%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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