saccharidosis

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noun

Any disorder due to faulty metabolism of sugars.

OriginEnglish saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
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Meanings

nounsaccharidosis (countable and uncountable, plural saccharidoses)

plural saccharidoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny disorder due to faulty metabolism of sugars.

    The foamy cells that appeared along the cerebral microvessels in lipidosis and saccharidosis were identified as perivascular macrophages (Mato's fluorescent granular perithelial cells: FGP cells).

    2002, Masao Mato, “Inclusions in novel perivascular macrophages (Mato's fluorescent granular perithelial cells) and neurons in the cerebral cortex of Hex A-and Hex B-deficient mice”, in Acta Neuropathologica, volume 103, page 119

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Englishsaccharide
  12. Englishsaccharidosis

From saccharide + -osis.

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APA

saccharidosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharidosis

MLA

“saccharidosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharidosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharidosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharidosis.

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