Wilson's disease

English

Etymology

Named after Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), the British neurologist who first described the condition in 1912.

Proper noun

Wilson's disease

1. (medicine) An autosomal-recessive genetic disorder in which copper accumulates in tissues, resulting in neurological or psychiatric symptoms and liver disease.

   Synonym: hepatolenticular degeneration

Translations

autosomal-recessive genetic disorder

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肝豆狀核變性／肝豆状核变性 (gāndòu zhuànghé biànxìng), 威爾森氏症／威尔森氏症 (Wēi'ěrsēn shì zhèng)

• Czech: Wilsonova choroba f
• Finnish: Wilsonin tauti
• Icelandic: koparhrörnun f, Wilsons-sjúkdómur m

See also

• Oslo syndrome