Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tay-sachs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: tay-sachs
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

Synonyms

Tay-Sachs disease Sachs disease infantile amaurotic idiocy

Questions

What does tay-sachs mean?: a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

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