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mucopolysaccharidosis
(mu″ko-pol″e-sak″ә-ri-do´sis)
pl. mucopolysaccharido´ses
any of a group of genetically determined disorders due to a defect in mucopolysaccharide metabolism, marked by skeletal changes,
mental retardation, visceral involvement, and corneal clouding, with widespread tissue deposits and mucopolysacchariduria.
Hurler syndrome is the prototype of this disorder.

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