English noun: Wilson's disease | |||
1. | Wilson's disease (state) a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain | ||
Synonyms | hepatolenticular degeneration | ||
Broader (hypernym) | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder | ||