amaurotic idiocy

amaurotic idiocy
amaurotic idiocy n any of several recessive genetic conditions characterized by the accumulation of lipid-containing cells in the viscera and nervous system, mental retardation, and impaired vision or blindness esp TAY-SACHS DISEASE

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  • amaurotic idiocy — amaurotic idiocy. См. амавротическая идиотия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • amaurotic idiocy — amaurotic idiocy. = amaurosis (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • amaurotic idiocy — noun or amaurotic family idiocy : a recessive genetic defect manifested by mental deficiency associated with impaired vision or blindness * * * amaurotic idiocy, a fatal disease of children caused by degeneration of the cells of the central… …   Useful english dictionary

  • amaurotic idiocy — noun Date: 1896 any of several recessive genetic conditions characterized by the accumulation of lipid containing cells in the viscera and nervous system, mental retardation, and impaired vision or blindness; especially Tay Sachs disease …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • infantile amaurotic idiocy — n 1) TAY SACHS DISEASE 2) SANDHOFF S DISEASE …   Medical dictionary

  • juvenile amaurotic idiocy — n batten disease …   Medical dictionary

  • amaurotic family idiocy — n AMAUROTIC IDIOCY …   Medical dictionary

  • amaurotic family idiocy — noun see amaurotic idiocy …   Useful english dictionary

  • infantile amaurotic idiocy — 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 • Syn: ↑Tay Sachs disease, ↑Tay Sachs,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • juvenile amaurotic idiocy — noun a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death • Syn: ↑Spielmeyer Vogt disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality …   Useful english dictionary

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