Lewy body

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Lewy body

/ˈlɛvi ˌbɒdi/

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Named after Jewish German-born American neurologist Frederic Lewy (1885–1950).

noun Lewy bodies

An abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells.

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noun abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells

Español	cuerpo de Lewy
中文	路易氏體 /路易氏体, 路易體 /路易体
Deutsch	Lewy-Körperchen

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@misc{lewy_body_2026,
  title = {Lewy body},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lewy%20body},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}