Tay-Sachs disease

English

Etymology

Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs.

Noun

TaySachs disease (uncountable)

  1. A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.

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