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mucolipidosis

mucolipidosis noun: any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues.

Noun

mucolipidosis (plural mucolipidoses)

  1. Any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues

Forms of mucolipidosis

pluralmucolipidoses

Origin of mucolipidosis

From muco- + lipid + -osis.

Questions about mucolipidosis

What does mucolipidosis mean?
Mucolipidosis means any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues.
What part of speech is mucolipidosis?
Mucolipidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of mucolipidosis?
The plural of mucolipidosis is mucolipidoses.

Words near mucolipidosis in the dictionary

  1. mucoidy
  2. mucoinert
  3. mucokinetic
  4. mucokinetics
  5. mucolipidoses
  6. mucolipidosis
  7. mucolipin
  8. mucolipins
  9. mucolysis
  10. mucolytic
  11. mucolytically

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