Krabbe disease
English
Alternative forms
- Krabbe's disease
Etymology
Named after the Danish neurologist Knud Haraldsen Krabbe (1885-1965).
Noun
Krabbe disease (uncountable)
- globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system