infantile_amaurotic_idiocy | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,genetics) 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: | Tay-Sachs Sachs_disease Tay-Sachs_disease | |
Related terms: | inborn_error_of_metabolism lipidosis monogenic_disease autosomal_recessive_disease | |