tauopathy

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noun

Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.

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Meanings

nountauopathy (countable and uncountable, plural tauopathies)

plural tauopathies · alternative taupathy

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.

Origin

From tau + -o- + -pathy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

autopathy
Cite this entry
APA

tauopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauopathy

MLA

“tauopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tauopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tauopathy.

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