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thesaurismosis

thesaurismosis noun: the accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Noun

thesaurismosis

  1. The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.
    Synonyms:
    storage disease

Synonyms of thesaurismosis

  • storage disease

Origin of thesaurismosis

From Ancient Greek θησαύρισμα (thēsaúrisma, “store”) + -osis. First used in the 1930s in thesaurismosis glycogenica, another name for glycogen storage disease.

Questions about thesaurismosis

What does thesaurismosis mean?
Thesaurismosis means the accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.
What part of speech is thesaurismosis?
Thesaurismosis is a noun.

Words near thesaurismosis in the dictionary

  1. thesaural
  2. thesaurer
  3. thesaurers
  4. thesauri
  5. thesauric
  6. thesaurismosis
  7. thesaurismotic
  8. thesaurization
  9. thesaurize
  10. thesaurosis
  11. thesaurus

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