Tay-Sachs disease

English

Etymology

Named after British ophthalmologist Waren Tay and American neurologist Bernard Sachs.

Noun

Tay–Sachs disease (uncountable)

1. A rare genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells.

Translations

rare genetic disorder in which gangliosides accumulate in the brain's nerve cells

• Hungarian: Tay–Sachs-betegség
• Portuguese: doença de Tay-Sachs f