Tay-Sachs disease
1.
(
noun
) a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of E European Jewish descent; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
Synonyms:
Sachs disease
,
Tay-Sachs
,
infantile amaurotic idiocy
Related Words:
autosomal recessive disease
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