n, pl  -do*ses   :  a disorder of metabolism inherited as a recessive trait and characterized by progressive neurological degeneration, deficiency of the alpha stereoisomer of fucosidase, and accumulation of fucose-containing carbohydrates .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  phago·cy·to·sis  Va·quez's disease 
 
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