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Levy (medical term)
Levy (pronounced: LEH-vee) is a medical term often used in the context of genetics and neurology. It is most commonly associated with the Levy Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
Etymology
The term "Levy" is derived from the surname of the first scientist who described the condition, Dr. Arnold Levy.
Pronunciation
The term is pronounced as "LEH-vee".
Related Terms
- Levy Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by intellectual disability and various physical abnormalities.
- Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
- Neurology: A branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
See Also
- List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
- Medical terminology
- Genetic disorder
- Neurological disorder
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Levy
- Wikipedia's article - Levy
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