periventricular leukomalacia
Medical term for a type of brain injury in premature infants; often abbreviated as PVL.
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.