noun
- 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.
- synonyms: Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, infantile amaurotic idiocy
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