Definition of
Tay-sachs
- (noun, 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
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Synonyms of Tay-sachs
infantile amaurotic idiocy, sachs disease, tay-sachs disease
Alternate forms of Tay-sachs
Hypernyms: autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Origin of the word Tay-sachs
- fatal inherited disorder, 1907, named in Ger. (1901) by H. Higier from names of British ophthalmologist Warren Tay (1843-1927) and U.S. physician and neurologist Warren Sachs (1858-1944) who described it in 1881 and 1887 respectively. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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