thesaurismosis

Meaning

Noun

The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Origin

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

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