mucopolysaccharidosis
mucopolysaccharidosis noun: any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
Noun
mucopolysaccharidosis (countable and uncountable, plural mucopolysaccharidoses)
- Any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
- The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- MPS
Synonyms of mucopolysaccharidosis
Forms of mucopolysaccharidosis
| plural | mucopolysaccharidoses |
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Origin of mucopolysaccharidosis
From mucopolysaccharide + -osis.
Words formed from mucopolysaccharidosis
Phrases with mucopolysaccharidosis
Questions about mucopolysaccharidosis
- What does mucopolysaccharidosis mean?
- Mucopolysaccharidosis means any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
- What part of speech is mucopolysaccharidosis?
- Mucopolysaccharidosis is a noun.
- What is the plural of mucopolysaccharidosis?
- The plural of mucopolysaccharidosis is mucopolysaccharidoses.
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