mucopolysaccharidosis en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide English mucopolysaccharide Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English mucopolysaccharidosis From mucopolysaccharide + -osis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.
2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mucopolysaccharidoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hyponyms
Hurler syndrome · Hunter syndrome · mucopolysaccharidosis type II · mucopolysaccharidosis type III · mucopolysaccharidosis type I · Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome · Sanfilippo syndrome
Relateds
saccharidosis · oligosaccharidosis