noun
periventricular leukomalacia
Medical term for a type of brain injury in premature infants; often abbreviated as PVL.
脳室周囲白質軟化症は、早産児の脳に起こる障害の一つです。
Periventricular leukomalacia is one of the brain injuries that occur in premature infants.
Compound of 脳室周囲 (periventricular), 白質 (white matter), and 軟化症 (softening disease). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.