microgliopathy

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noun

Any pathological condition of the microglia

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Meanings

nounmicrogliopathy (countable and uncountable, plural microgliopathies)

plural microgliopathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny pathological condition of the microglia

    Mutations in the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor have recently been identified to be the cause of this microgliopathy.

    2015 July 4, Marie Meyer-Ohlendorf et al., “Comprehensive diagnostics in a case of hereditary diffuse leukodystrophy with spheroids”, in BMC Neurology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From microglia + -o- + -pathy.

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