lipidosis

Noun
  1. A disorder of lipid metabolism;
    Abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body (synset 114217193)
    is a type of: metabolic disorder - a disorder or defect of metabolism
    subtypes:
    • abetalipoproteinemia - a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
    • gaucher's disease - a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin
    • niemann-pick disease - a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait
    • infantile amaurotic idiocy, sachs disease, tay-sachs, tay-sachs disease - 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

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