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Tay-Sachs disease Definition

☆ Tay·-Sachs· disease (tā′saks′)

noun

a hereditary condition, found chiefly among descendants of some Eastern European Jews, caused by an enzyme deficiency and characterized by mental retardation, paralysis, and death in early childhood

Etymology: after W. Tay (1843-1927), Eng physician, & B. Sachs (1858-1944), U.S. neurologist, who described it

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