fatal familial insomnia

noun

A very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.

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Meanings

nounfatal familial insomnia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain, in which progressively worsening insomnia leads to hallucinations and delirium.

Translations

Portuguese insónia familiar fatal, insônia familiar fatal
  • insónia familiar fatala very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain
  • insônia familiar fatala very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain
Ukrainian фатальне сімейне безсоння
  • фатальне сімейне безсоння (fatalʹne simejne bezsonnja)a very rare autosomal-dominant inherited prion disease of the brain
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