Niemann-Pick disease
[ nee-muh n-pik ]
/ ˈni mənˈpɪk /
noun Pathology.
a rare, hereditary lipid-storage disease, occurring primarily among Ashkenazic Jews, in which abnormal lipid metabolism results in enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, and in progressive mental and physical deterioration.
Origin of Niemann-Pick disease
described independently by German physicians Albert
Niemann (1880–1921) in 1914 and Ludwig
Pick (1868–1935?) in 1926
Medical definitions for niemann-pick disease
Niemann-Pick disease
n.
An inherited disorder of lipid metabolism characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and enlargement and abnormalities of blood-forming organs; it occurs primarily in infants of eastern European Jewish descent and it leads to early death.
Pick's disease2 sphingomyelin lipidosis