MELAS

Etymology

Noun

MELAS (uncountable)

(pathology) Ellipsis of MELAS syndrome.; A condition caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes.

Synonyms

• mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome

• mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes

• MELAS syndrome

Coordinate terms

• CVS (“cyclic vomiting syndrome”) (a mitochondrial malfunction disease)

Anagrams

• EMALS, Lemas, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamĂ©s, leams, males, meals, mesal, semla

Noun

melas

plural of mela

Anagrams

• EMALS, Lemas, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamĂ©s, leams, males, meals, mesal, semla

Source: Wiktionary



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