thesaurismosis

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek θησαύρισμα (thēsaúrisma, “store”) +‎ -osis. First used in the 1930s in thesaurismosis glycogenica, another name for glycogen storage disease.

Noun

thesaurismosis

1. (pathology) The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

   Synonym: storage disease

Related terms

• thesaurosis

Translations

storage disease

• German: Thesaurismose f