Medical Definition of Morquio-Ullrich disease

1. An error of mucopolysaccharide metabolism with excretion of keratan sulfate in urine; characterised by severe skeletal defects with short stature, severe deformity of spine and thorax, long bones with irregular epiphyses but with shafts of normal length, enlarged joints, flaccid ligaments, and waddling gait; autosomal recessive inheritance; type IV A mucopolysaccharidosis is due to an absence of galactose-1-sulfatase, while type IV B is due to a deficiency of a beta-galactosidase. Synonym: Brailsford-Morquio disease, Morquio's disease, Morquio-Ullrich disease, type IVA, B mucopolysaccharidosis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morquio-Ullrich Disease

Morocco
Morocco agencies
Morohashi
Morone
Morone americana
Morone interrupta
Moroni
Moronis
Morori
Morpeth
Morphean
Morpheus
Morquio
Morquio's disease
Morquio's syndrome
Morquio-Ullrich disease (current term)
Morrigan
Morrigu
Morris
Morris chair
Morris column
Morris columns
Morrison
Morristown
Morrow's honeysuckle
Mors
Morse
Morse code
Morse function
Morse functions

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