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Tay-Sachs disease

Tay-Sachs disease noun: a rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.

Noun

Tay–Sachs disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.

Origin of Tay-Sachs disease

Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs.

Questions about Tay-Sachs disease

What does Tay-Sachs disease mean?
Tay-Sachs disease means a rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.
What part of speech is Tay-Sachs disease?
Tay-Sachs disease is a noun.

Words near Tay-Sachs disease in the dictionary

  1. tay
  2. Tay Tay
  3. Tay Valley
  4. Tay's Law
  5. Tay-ac
  6. Tay-Sachs disease
  7. Tay-Tay
  8. Tay-wan
  9. Taya
  10. Tayabas
  11. Tayabas Tagalog

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