Pom·pe \ˈpȯm-pə\ , Johann Cassianius (flourished 1932), Dutch physician. Pompe published a description of acid maltase deficiency in 1932.
Medical Dictionary
Pompe's disease
noun Pom·pe's disease \ˌpäm-ˈpāz-\
Medical Definition of POMPE'S DISEASE
: an often fatal glycogen storage disease that results from an enzyme deficiency, is characterized by abnormal accumulation of glycogen especially in the liver, heart, and muscle, and usually appears during infancy—called also acid maltase deficiency
Biographical Note for POMPE'S DISEASE
Variants of POMPE'S DISEASE
Pom·pe's disease also Pom·pe disease \-ˈpā-\
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