MELAS
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Acronym of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes.
Noun[edit]
MELAS (uncountable)
- (pathology) Ellipsis of MELAS syndrome.; A condition caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes.
Synonyms[edit]
- mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome
- mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes
- MELAS syndrome
Coordinate terms[edit]
- CVS (“cyclic vomiting syndrome”) (a mitochondrial malfunction disease)