Synonyms of infantile amaurotic idiocy

Noun

1. Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy, lipidosis, autosomal recessive disease, autosomal recessive defect, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease

usage: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood