Gaucher's disease

American  

[goh-sheyz] / goʊˈʃeɪz /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of Gaucher's disease

After Philippe C. Ernest Gaucher (1854–1918), French physician, who described it

Example Sentences

Acute neuronopathic Gaucher’s disease is one of the best candidates for treatment with prenatal gene therapy.

From Nature • Dec. 11, 2018

Children with acute neuronopathic Gaucher's disease rarely live past two years.

From Nature • Jul. 15, 2018

The Aberdeen South MP, who was born with Gaucher's disease, a rare genetic condition which causes regular bone breakages, has chaired the All Party Group on Equalities and the All Party Group on Chronic Pain.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2010

The 55-year-old from Angus was born with Gaucher's disease, a rare genetic condition which causes regular bone breakages, and has used a wheelchair since 1984.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2010

The story of Ceredase starts with government-sponsored scientists who in 1965 found that Gaucher's disease resulted from the lack of an enzyme.

From Time Magazine Archive