sphingomyelin lipidosis
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lipidosis — Hereditary abnormality of lipid metabolism that results in abnormal amounts of lipid deposition; classification is typically based on the responsible enzymatic deficiency and type of lipid involved. Such … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Niemann disease — Niemann Pick disease a lysosomal storage disease due to a deficiency of sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase with sphingomyelin accumulation in the reticuloendothelial system. There are five types distinguished by age of onset and by the amount of CNS … Medical dictionary
sphingolipid — ▪ biochemistry any member of a class of lipids (fat soluble constituents of living cells) containing the organic aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine or a substance structurally similar to it. Among the most simple sphingolipids are the… … Universalium
Krabbe disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E75.2 ICD 9 330.0 … Wikipedia
sphingolipidosis — Collective designation for a variety of diseases characterized by abnormal sphingolipid metabolism, e.g., gangliosidosis, Gaucher disease, Niemann Pick disease. SYN: sphingolipodystrophy. cerebral s. any one of a group of … Medical dictionary
