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Mucopolysaccharide vs Mucolipidosis - What's the difference?

mucopolysaccharide | mucolipidosis |

As nouns the difference between mucopolysaccharide and mucolipidosis

is that mucopolysaccharide is (chemistry) any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid while mucolipidosis is (medicine) any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues.

mucopolysaccharide

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid

    • mucolipidosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mucolipidosis) (mucolipidoses)
  • (medicine) Any of several inherited lysosomal storage diseases characterized by an accumulation of mucopolysaccharides and lipids in tissues

    • Related terms

    * mucolipid