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fucosidosis

fucosidosis noun: a rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.

Noun

fucosidosis (countable and uncountable, plural fucosidoses)

  1. A rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.

Forms of fucosidosis

pluralfucosidoses

Origin of fucosidosis

From fucoside + -osis.

Questions about fucosidosis

What does fucosidosis mean?
Fucosidosis means a rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose.
What part of speech is fucosidosis?
Fucosidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of fucosidosis?
The plural of fucosidosis is fucosidoses.

Words near fucosidosis in the dictionary

  1. fucosidase
  2. fucosidases
  3. fucoside
  4. fucosides
  5. fucosidoses
  6. fucosidosis
  7. fucosterol
  8. fucosterols
  9. fucosyl
  10. fucosylactose
  11. fucosylase

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