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glucocerebroside

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glucocerebroside [¦glü·kō·sə′rēb·rə‚sīd]
(biochemistry)
A glycoside of ceramide that contains glucose.
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Gaucher''s disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes too much of a substance called glucocerebroside to build up in your spleen, liver, lungs, bones and sometimes in your brain.
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