English noun: Sachs disease | |||
1. | Sachs disease (state) 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 | ||
Synonyms | infantile amaurotic idiocy, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder | ||