MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mucopolysaccharide mean? 

• MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE (noun)
  The noun MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE has 1 sense:

1. complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

  Familiarity information: MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mucopolysaccharide" is a kind of...):

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mucopolysaccharide"):

hyaluronic acid (a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance)

 Context examples 

It is the most severe form of mucopolysaccharidosis type I. It is characterized by deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase resulting in the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the tissues.

(Hurler Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

An X-linked, inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by the deficiency of the enzyme iduronate sulfatase that is responsible for the degradation of mucopolysaccharides.

(Hunter Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of autosomal recessive or X-linked inherited lysosomal storage disorders affecting the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides, resulting in the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the body.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

An albuminoid substance containing mucopolysaccharides and protein which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character.

(Mucin, NCI Thesaurus)

A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides.

(Connective Tissue Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A microscopy staining method that utilizes alcian blue, a cationic, water soluble copper-containing phthalocyanine dye to determine the presence of acid mucopolysaccharides and glycosaminoglycans.

(Alcian Blue Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

The Lafora bodies contain mucopolysaccharides.

(Lafora Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive inherited disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism.

(Hurler Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It nearly always affects males and is characterized by the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in various organs, resulting in mental dysfunction, enlarged abdomen, hearing loss, obstructive airway disease, heart disease, and hepatosplenomegaly.

(Hunter Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)