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pyrrhotite (medicine) and werdnig-hoffmann disease (medicine)


pyrrhotite (medicine)


pyrrhotite
<chemical> A bronze-coloured mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet.

Synonym: magnetic pyrites.

Origin: Gr. Flame-coloured, fr. Fire.

Source: Websters Dictionary


werdnig-hoffmann disease (medicine)


werdnig-hoffmann disease


A recessively inherited acute infantile form of motor neuropathy with proximal muscle wasting particularly of the upper extremities. The chronic childhood form may be an arrested werdnig-hoffmann disorder.