thesaurismosis

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noun

The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Similar
storage disease
OriginAncient Greek θησαύρισμα →
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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineThe accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

    Synonyms: storage disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Similar
storage disease

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθησαύρισμα“store”
  2. Englishthesaurismosis

From Ancient Greek θησαύρισμα (thēsaúrisma, “store”) + -osis. First used in the 1930s in thesaurismosis glycogenica, another name for glycogen storage disease.

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Translations

German Thesaurismose
  • Thesaurismosestorage disease
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APA

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Chicago

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