Werdnig-Hoffmann disease

noun

spinal muscular atrophy

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Meanings

nounWerdnig-Hoffmann disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablespinal muscular atrophy

Origin

Named after Johann Hoffmann and Guido Werdnig, who described the condition.

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APA

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

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“Werdnig-Hoffmann disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Werdnig-Hoffmann%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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