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单词 tay-sachs disease
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Tay′-Sachs′ disease′  (tā′saks′),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya rare fatal hereditary disease, occurring chiefly in infants and children, esp. of eastern European Jewish origin, characterized by a red spot on the retina, gradual blindness, and paralysis.
  • named after west, western. Tay (1843–1927), English physician, and B. Sachs (1858–1944), American neurologist 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Tay-Sachs disease /ˌteɪˈsæks/ n
  1. an inherited disorder, caused by a faulty recessive gene, in which lipids accumulate in the brain, leading to mental retardation and blindness. It occurs mostly in Ashkenazi Jews
Etymology: 20th Century: named after W. Tay (1843–1927), British physician, and B. Sachs (1858–1944), US neurologist
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