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HURLER'S SYNDROME

Definition:

[noun] hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
Synonyms: Hurler's syndrome, Hurler's disease, gargoylism, dysostosis multiplex, lipochondrodystrophy