Medical Definition of Brailsford-Morquio disease

1. An error of mucopolysaccharide metabolism with excretion of keratan sulfate in urine; characterised by severe skeletal defects with short stature, severe deformity of spine and thorax, long bones with irregular epiphyses but with shafts of normal length, enlarged joints, flaccid ligaments, and waddling gait; autosomal recessive inheritance; type IV A mucopolysaccharidosis is due to an absence of galactose-1-sulfatase, while type IV B is due to a deficiency of a beta-galactosidase. Synonym: Brailsford-Morquio disease, Morquio's disease, Morquio-Ullrich disease, type IVA, B mucopolysaccharidosis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brailsford-Morquio Disease

Brahmic
Brahmin
Brahminism
Brahmins
Brahmo
Brahmo Samaj
Brahmoes
Brahmoism
Brahmos
Brahms
Brahui
Braiden
Braille
Brailsford
Brailsford-Morquio disease (current term)
Brain's reflex
Brajesh
Bram Stoker
Brama
Brama raii
Bramah press
Bramah presses
Bramante
Bramidae
Bramley
Bramley's Seedling
Branchiobdella

Other Resources:

Search for Brailsford-Morquio disease on Dictionary.com!Search for Brailsford-Morquio disease on Thesaurus.com!Search for Brailsford-Morquio disease on Google!Search for Brailsford-Morquio disease on Wikipedia!

Search