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Detailed Synonyms for Tay-Sachs in English
Tay-Sachs:
Tay-Sachs [the ~] nom
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the Tay-Sachs
– 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 1the infantile amaurotic idiocy; the Sachs disease; the Tay-Sachs; the Tay-Sachs disease– 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 1