Marchiafava-Bignami disease

noun

A progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.

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MBD
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Meanings

nounMarchiafava-Bignami disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.

    Synonyms: MBD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder or malnutrition, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy.

Similar
MBD

Origin

First described in 1903 by the Italian pathologists Amico Bignami and Ettore Marchiafava.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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