MELAS

MELAS

See also: melas, mêlas, mēļas, and mēļās

English

Noun

MELAS (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Acronym of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (“a condition, caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes”).

Synonyms

  • MELAS syndrome

Coordinate terms

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

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