"Tay-Sachs disease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Tay–Sachs disease [canonical]
Etymology: Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Tay–Sachs disease}} Tay–Sachs disease (uncountable)
  1. A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells. Wikipedia link: Tay-Sachs disease Tags: uncountable Translations (rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells): Tay–Sachs-betegség (Hungarian), doença de Tay-Sachs [feminine] (Portuguese)

Alternative forms

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