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Definition of Gangliosidosis
1. Noun. (medicine) A disorder caused by the accumulation of gangliosides. ¹
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Medical Definition of Gangliosidosis
1. Any disease characterised, in part, by the abnormal accumulation within the nervous system of specific gangliosides, e.g., GM2 gangliosidosis, Tay-Sachs disease, caused by hexosaminidase A enzyme deficiency with accumulation of GM2 ganglioside Synonym: gangliosialidosis, ganglioside lipidosis. (05 Mar 2000)