| infantile amaurotic idiocy 
 
 a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe;
 accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
 • Syn:
 Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease
 • Hypernyms:
 lipidosis, autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease
 
 
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