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tay-sachs disease

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Noun

a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

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Tay-Sachs disease Tay-Sachs Sachs disease infantile amaurotic idiocy

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