Morquio syndrome

noun

A rare metabolic disorder in which the body cannot process certain types of sugar molecules known as glycosaminoglycans.

Meanings

nounMorquio syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Morquio syndromes)

plural Morquio syndromes

  1. countableuncountableendocrinologyA rare metabolic disorder in which the body cannot process certain types of sugar molecules known as glycosaminoglycans.
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