Lewy body

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Lewy bodies

Etymology[edit]

Named after Jewish German-born American neurologist Frederic Lewy (1885–1950).

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Noun[edit]

Lewy body (plural Lewy bodies)

  1. (medicine) An abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells.

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