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Hunter syndrome

Hunter syndrome noun: a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfatase.

Noun

Hunter syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfatase.
    Synonyms:
    mucopolysaccharidosis type II

Hunter syndrome meaning in Tamil

Hunter syndrome in Tamil

பசிதூண்டல், ஹண்ட்டர் நோய்த்தொகை

Synonyms of Hunter syndrome

  • mucopolysaccharidosis type II

Origin of Hunter syndrome

Named after Scottish-born Canadian physician Charles A. Hunter (1873–1955), who first described it in 1917.

Questions about Hunter syndrome

What does Hunter syndrome mean?
Hunter syndrome means a lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficient (or absent) enzyme, iduronate-2-sulfatase.
What is Hunter syndrome in Tamil?
Hunter syndrome in Tamil is பசிதூண்டல், ஹண்ட்டர் நோய்த்தொகை. See Hunter syndrome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Hunter syndrome?
Hunter syndrome is a noun.

Words near Hunter syndrome in the dictionary

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  3. hunter green
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  5. Hunter River
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  7. Hunter's bend
  8. Hunter's bends
  9. hunter's chicken
  10. hunter's cup
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hunter syndrome (page history and authors); hunter syndrome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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