| NOUN | state | dysostosis multiplex, Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, lipochondrodystrophy | hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism |
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| Meaning | hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation. | |
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| Synonyms | Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, lipochondrodystrophy | |
| Broader | monogenic disorder, monogenic disease | An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes |
| mucopolysaccharidosis | Any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues | |
| Spanish | gargolismo | |
| Catalan | lipochondrodystrophy | |
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