Gaucher's disease
[ goh-sheyz ]
/ goʊˈʃeɪz /
noun Pathology.
a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism that causes spleen and liver enlargement, abnormal fragility and pain of the bones, and progressive neurologic disturbances, leading to early death.
Origin of Gaucher's disease
after Philippe C. Ernest
Gaucher (1854–1918), French physician, who described it
Medical definitions for gaucher's disease
Gaucher's disease
n.
A rare familial disorder of fat metabolism due to a glucocerebrosidase deficiency and characterized by enlargement of the liver and spleen, lymphadenopathy, and bone destruction.
cerebroside lipidosis cerebrosidosis