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noun
A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monogenic disorder, monogenic disease, autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect, lipidosis
History
Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs.
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