adrenoleukodystrophy

noun

A rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.

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Meanings

nounadrenoleukodystrophy (usually uncountable, plural adrenoleukodystrophies)

plural adrenoleukodystrophies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA rare genetic disorder where the body can’t break down certain fatty acids, causing them to build up and damage the brain’s white matter, spinal cord, and adrenal glands. This leads to neurological problems, movement difficulties, and sometimes adrenal insufficiency.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adrenomyeloneuropathy

Translations

Finnish adrenoleukodystrofia
  • adrenoleukodystrofiadisease
Italian adrenoleucodistrofia
  • adrenoleucodistrofiadisease
Portuguese adrenoleucodistrofia
  • adrenoleucodistrofiadisease
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APA

adrenoleukodystrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenoleukodystrophy

MLA

“adrenoleukodystrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenoleukodystrophy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrenoleukodystrophy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenoleukodystrophy.

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