Medical Dictionary

sphingolipidosis

noun sphin·go·lip·i·do·sis \-ˌlip-ə-ˈdō-səs\
plural sphin·go·lip·i·do·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of SPHINGOLIPIDOSIS

:  any of various usually hereditary disorders (as Gaucher's disease and Tay-Sachs disease) characterized by abnormal metabolism and storage of sphingolipids

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