hurler[s_disease (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Hurler's disease*:
NOUN	state	Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome, gargoylism, dysostosis multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy	hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism

English > *Hurler's disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonyms	Hurler's syndrome, gargoylism, dysostosis multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy
Broader	monogenic disorder, monogenic disease	An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
Broader	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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