Prionopathy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prionopathy is a noun meaning (pathology) Any prion-related disease.
Meaning
(pathology) Any prion-related disease.
Example Sentences
The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms. […] In this review, we detail the role of a key protein aberration known to the various prion diseases, including sporadic, variant, and iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; variably protease-sensitive prionopathy; Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease; fatal familial insomnia; and kuru.
Word Forms
- prionopathies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prionosis, prionemia, prionochezia, prionsialia, proteopathy, prionuria.
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