prionopathy

English

Etymology

From prion +‎ -o- +‎ -pathy.

Noun

prionopathy (plural prionopathies)

1. (pathology) Any prion-related disease.
   • 2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N., Overcast, W.B., Brosch, J.R., Graner, B.D., Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of Neuroradiology, volume 11, number 2, →DOI, pages 127-148:

     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.