mucopolysaccharidosis

English

Etymology

mucopolysaccharide +‎ -osis

Noun

mucopolysaccharidosis (countable and uncountable, plural mucopolysaccharidoses)

  1. Any of a group of metabolic disorders caused by the absence or malfunction of lysosomal enzymes needed to break down glycosaminoglycans.
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