lipidosis

lip`id`o´sis    (lĭp`ĭd`ō´sĭs)

n.

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(Med.) A disorder of lipid metabolism, whether congenital or acquired.

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Noun

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lipidosis - a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body metabolic disorder - a disorder or defect of metabolism abetalipoproteinemia - a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels Gaucher's disease - a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin Niemann-Pick disease - a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait infantile amaurotic idiocy, Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease - 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