metachromatic

adjective

meta·chro·mat·ic | \ -krō-ˈma-tik

Definition of metachromatic

1 : staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical metachromatic granules in a bacterium

2 : having the capacity to stain different elements of a cell or tissue in different colors or shades metachromatic stains

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Children with the most severe form of metachromatic leukodystrophy develop symptoms like trouble walking or poor muscle tone before the age of 30 months. — Vibhav Rangarajan, STAT, "The ‘cruel joke’ of compassionate use and right to try: Pharma companies don’t have to comply," 5 June 2018 Most children with metachromatic leukodystrophy don’t survive beyond their 8th birthday. — Vibhav Rangarajan, STAT, "The ‘cruel joke’ of compassionate use and right to try: Pharma companies don’t have to comply," 5 June 2018 In 2013, Conte acted as the lawyer for the family of Sofia de Barros, a 4-year-old girl suffering from metachromatic leukodystrophy, an incurable disease of the nervous system. — Luca Tancredi Barone, Science | AAAS, "Italy’s new prime minister defended discredited stem cell therapy," 24 May 2018 That was the day a neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia explained how my 2-year-old daughter, Cal, had late infantile-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). — Maria Kefalas, STAT, "How much would you pay for the miracle of gene therapy?," 3 May 2018 Italian gene therapy researchers have reported comparable results for a similar treatment given to young patients with the brain disease metachromatic leukodystrophy. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Gene therapy’s new hope: A neuron-targeting virus is saving infant lives," 1 Nov. 2017

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