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