Zellweger syndrome
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Hans Zellweger (1909–1990), a Swiss-American pediatrician who researched the condition.
Noun
editZellweger syndrome (uncountable)
- (medicine) A rare congenital disorder characterized by the reduction or absence of peroxisomes in the cells of the liver, kidneys, and brain and the inability to beta-oxidize very-long-chain fatty acids.