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sphin·go·lip·i·do·sis | \ ˌsfiŋ-gō-ˌli-pə-ˈdō-səs 
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\ plural sphingolipidoses\ ˌsfiŋ-gō-ˌli-pə-ˈdō-ˌsēz \
\Definition of sphingolipidosis
: any of various usually hereditary disorders (such as Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease) characterized by abnormal metabolism and storage of sphingolipids
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sphingolipidosis
nounsphin·go·lip·i·do·sis | \ -ˌlip-ə-ˈdō-səs \
\ plural sphingolipidoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of sphingolipidosis
: any of various usually hereditary disorders (as Gaucher's disease and Tay-Sachs disease) characterized by abnormal metabolism and storage of sphingolipids
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The first known use of sphingolipidosis was in 1962
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