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Niemann-Pick disease

Niemann-Pick disease noun: any of a group of fatal inherited metabolic disorders associated with sphingomyelin accumulation in the central nervous system.

Noun

Niemann-Pick disease (uncountable)

  1. Any of a group of fatal inherited metabolic disorders associated with sphingomyelin accumulation in the central nervous system.

Origin of Niemann-Pick disease

Described by Albert Niemann in 1914 and by Ludwig Pick in the 1930s.

Questions about Niemann-Pick disease

What does Niemann-Pick disease mean?
Niemann-Pick disease means any of a group of fatal inherited metabolic disorders associated with sphingomyelin accumulation in the central nervous system.
What part of speech is Niemann-Pick disease?
Niemann-Pick disease is a noun.

Words near Niemann-Pick disease in the dictionary

  1. Nielsens
  2. Nielson
  3. Nielsons
  4. Nieman
  5. Niemann
  6. Niemann-Pick disease
  7. Niemanns
  8. Niemans
  9. Niemczyk
  10. Niemczyks
  11. Niemeier

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