Definition of Fucosidosis

1. Noun. A rare autosomal-recessive disorder in which the enzyme fucosidase is not properly used in the cells to break down fucose. ¹

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Medical Definition of Fucosidosis

1. An autosomally recessive inherited metabolic disorder in which deficiency of alpha-1-fucosidase activity results in accumulation of fucose-containing sphingolipids, glycoproteins, and mucopolysaccharides in lysosomes. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fucosidosis

fucoidans
fucoids
fucolipid
fucolipids
fucopeptide
fucopyranose
fucopyranoses
fucosamine
fucosamines
fucose
fucoses
fucosidase
fucosidases
fucoside
fucosidoses
fucosidosis (current term)
fucosterol epoxide lyase
fucosyl
fucosyl galactose alpha-n-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
fucosyl transferase
fucosylated
fucosylation
fucosyls
fucosyltransferase
fucosyltransferases
fucous
fucoxanthin
fucoxanthins
fuculose
fucus

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