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sialidosis

sialidosis noun: a rare form of mucolipidosis caused by a deficiency of the enzyme sialidase.

Noun

sialidosis (countable and uncountable, plural sialidoses)

  1. A rare form of mucolipidosis caused by a deficiency of the enzyme sialidase.

Forms of sialidosis

pluralsialidoses

Origin of sialidosis

From sialidase + -osis.

Words formed from sialidosis

Questions about sialidosis

What does sialidosis mean?
Sialidosis means a rare form of mucolipidosis caused by a deficiency of the enzyme sialidase.
What part of speech is sialidosis?
Sialidosis is a noun.
What is the plural of sialidosis?
The plural of sialidosis is sialidoses.

Words near sialidosis in the dictionary

  1. sialid
  2. sialidan
  3. sialidase
  4. sialidases
  5. sialidoses
  6. sialidosis
  7. sialids
  8. sialin
  9. Sialkot
  10. sialo-
  11. sialoadenectomies

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