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English → English (WordNet) Definition: Tay-Sachs disease Tay-Sachs disease n : a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood [syn: Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease , infantile amaurotic idiocy]