Little's disease

noun

Lit·​tle's disease ˈlit-ᵊlz- How to pronounce Little's disease (audio)
: a form of spastic cerebral palsy marked by spastic diplegia in which the legs are typically more severely affected than the arms
broadly : cerebral palsy

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“Little's disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Little%27s%20disease. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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