DYSOSTOSIS MULTIPLEX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dysostosis multiplex mean? 

• DYSOSTOSIS MULTIPLEX (noun)
  The noun DYSOSTOSIS MULTIPLEX has 1 sense:

1. hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation

  Familiarity information: DYSOSTOSIS MULTIPLEX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DYSOSTOSIS MULTIPLEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dysostosis multiplex; gargoylism; Hurler's disease; Hurler's syndrome; lipochondrodystrophy

Hypernyms ("dysostosis multiplex" is a kind of...):

monogenic disease; monogenic disorder (an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes)

mucopolysaccharidosis (any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues)

 Context examples 

Signs and symptoms include psychomotor retardation, dysostosis multiplex, and neural disturbances.

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