Krabbe disease

English

Alternative forms

• Krabbe's disease

Etymology

Named after the Danish neurologist Knud Haraldsen Krabbe (1885-1965).

Noun

Krabbe disease (uncountable)

1. globoid cell leukodystrophy, or galactosylceramide lipidosis; a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the myelin sheath of the nervous system