English Explanatory Dictionary

Tay-Sachs disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Tay-Sachs disease Tay–Sachs disease

Etymology

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

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