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lipochondrodystrophy
noun(li-po-chon-dro-dys-tro-phy)mucopolysaccharidosis; especially : hurler syndrome
lipochondrodystrophy
noun(li-po-chon-dro-dys-tro-phy)any of a group of genetically determined disorders (as Hunter's syndrome and Hurler syndrome) of glycosaminoglycan metabolism that are characterized by the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in the tissues and their excretion in the urine —called also gargoylism, lipochondrodystrophy