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Tay-Sachs disease en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

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Translations (2)

hu Tay–Sachs-betegség (rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells) · pt doença de Tay-Sachs (rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells)