English noun: gargoylism | |||
1. | gargoylism (state) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | ||
Synonyms | dysostosis multiplex, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome, lipochondrodystrophy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis | ||