infantile amaurotic idiocy

Noun

1.

infantile amaurotic idiocy - a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood Synonyms: Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease

autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease