amaurotic idiocy

noun

dated, now offensive

: any of several recessive genetic conditions characterized by the accumulation of lipid-containing cells in the viscera and nervous system, intellectual disability, and impaired vision or blindness

especially : tay-sachs disease

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

amaurotic idiocy

noun

variants or amaurotic family idiocy

dated, now offensive

: any of several recessive genetic conditions characterized by the accumulation of lipid-containing cells in the viscera and nervous system, intellectual disability, and impaired vision or blindness

especially : tay-sachs disease