Meanings
nounleukoaraiosis (plural leukoaraioses)
plural leukoaraioses · alternative leucoaraiosis
- medicineA rarefaction of the white matter in the brain.
Origin
From Greek leuko (white) plus Araios. Greek Araios is an adjective meaning “rarefied”, and the suffix -osis converts the adjective to a noun meaning “rarefaction, diminution of density” .
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腦白質疏鬆 /脑白质疏松
- 腦白質疏鬆 /脑白质疏松 (nǎobáizhì shūsōng)rarefaction of the white matter in the brain
Finnish leukoaraioosi
- leukoaraioosirarefaction of the white matter in the brain
French leucoaraïose
- leucoaraïoserarefaction of the white matter in the brain
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APA
leukoaraiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoaraiosis
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“leukoaraiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoaraiosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukoaraiosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoaraiosis.
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