Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Tay-Sachs   /teɪ-sæks/   Listen
Tay-Sachs

noun
1.
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 disease.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





Words linked to "Tay-Sachs" :   autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, autosomal recessive defect, monogenic disorder



Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com