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Meaning of TAY-SACHS
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Definition:
[n] a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of eastern European Jewish descent; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
TAY-SACHS is a 9 letter word that starts with T.
Synonyms:
infantile amaurotic idiocy
,
Sachs disease
,
Tay-Sachs disease
See Also:
autosomal recessive defect
,
autosomal recessive disease
,
lipidosis
,
monogenic disease
,
monogenic disorder
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