amaurotic : Idioms & Phrases
infantile amaurotic idiocy
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noun 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
Tay-Sachs; Sachs disease; Tay-Sachs disease.
WordNet
juvenile amaurotic idiocy
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noun a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death
Spielmeyer-Vogt disease.