thesaurosis

thesaurosis
Abnormal or excessive storage in the body of normal or foreign substances. [G. thesauros, store, storehouse]

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the·sau·ro·sis .thē-sȯ-'rō-səs n, pl -ro·ses -.sēz or -ro·sis·es STORAGE DISEASE

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