Medical Dictionary

glycogen storage disease

noun

Medical Definition of GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE

:  any of several metabolic disorders (as McArdle's disease or Pompe's disease) that are characterized especially by abnormal deposits of glycogen in tissue, are caused by enzyme deficiencies in glycogen metabolism, and are usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait

Learn More About

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears