 sachs_disease |
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| 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 infantile_amaurotic_idiocy Tay-Sachs_disease | |
| Related terms: | inborn_error_of_metabolism lipidosis monogenic_disease autosomal_recessive_disease | |
