'Tay-Sachs' definitions:
Definition of 'Tay-Sachs'
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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, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy]