tay : Idioms & Phrases


tay-sachs

  • 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
    Tay-Sachs; infantile amaurotic idiocy; Sachs disease.
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tay-sachs disease

  • 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
    Tay-Sachs; infantile amaurotic idiocy; Sachs disease.
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