sphingolipodystrophy


sphin·go·lip·i·do·sis

(sfing'gō-lip'i-dō'sis), Collective designation for various diseases characterized by abnormal sphingolipid metabolism (for example, gangliosidosis, Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick disease). Synonym(s): sphingolipodystrophy

sphin·go·lip·i·do·sis

, sphingolipodystrophy, pl. sphingolipidoses (sfinggō-lipi-dōsis, -ō-distrŏ-fē, -i-dōsēz) Collective designation for a variety of diseases characterized by abnormal sphingolipid metabolism, e.g., gangliosidosis, Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick disease.

sphingolipodystrophy

S14-880240 (sfĭng″gō-lĭp″ō-dĭs′trō-fē) [″ + dys, bad, + trophe, nutrition] A group of diseases caused by defective sphingolipid metabolism.