Friedreich's ataxia

English

Etymology

Named after the German physician Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in the 1860s.

Proper noun

Friedreich's ataxia

1. (pathology) An inherited disease in which reduced expression of frataxin causes progressive damage to the nervous system.

Translations

an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system

• Portuguese: ataxia de Friedreich f