Main Entry: Tay–Sachs disease

Pronunciation: \ˈtā-ˈsaks-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Warren Tay †1927 British physician & Bernard P. Sachs †1944 American neurologist

Date: 1907

: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism typically affecting individuals of eastern European Jewish ancestry that is characterized by the accumulation of lipids especially in nervous tissue due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase, that is inherited as a recessive autosomal trait, and that causes death in early childhood —called also Tay-Sachs