GAUCHER'S DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Gaucher's disease" is a kind of...):

monogenic disease; monogenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes)

lipidosis (a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body)

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