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Werdnig-Hoffman disease

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1. n. autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood Source: wordnet

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cells nerve atrophy autosomal brain childhood death degeneration disease early flaccid leads muscles occurs paralysis recessive skeletal spinal

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