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Gaucher's disease

US/ɡoʊˈʃeɪz dɨˌziz/

Gaucher's disease noun: a genetic disease in which lipid accumulates in cells and certain organs.

Noun

Gaucher's disease (uncountable)

  1. A genetic disease in which lipid accumulates in cells and certain organs.

Origin of Gaucher's disease

Named after the French physician Philippe Gaucher, who originally described it in 1882.

Questions about Gaucher's disease

What does Gaucher's disease mean?
Gaucher's disease means a genetic disease in which lipid accumulates in cells and certain organs.
What part of speech is Gaucher's disease?
Gaucher's disease is a noun.
How do you pronounce Gaucher's disease?
Gaucher's disease is pronounced /ɡoʊˈʃeɪz dɨˌziz/ (US).

Words near Gaucher's disease in the dictionary

  1. gauchely
  2. gaucheness
  3. gauchenesses
  4. gaucher
  5. Gaucher disease
  6. Gaucher's disease
  7. gaucherie
  8. gaucheries
  9. gauchers
  10. gauches
  11. gauchesco

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