English Explanatory Dictionary

thesaurismosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Word forms

thesaurismosis

Etymology

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

Synonyms

storage disease

Related words

thesaurosis
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