Gargoylism

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gargoylism
       n : hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an
           error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by
           severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage
           and bone and mental retardation [syn: {Hurler's syndrome},
            {Hurler's disease}, {dysostosis multiplex}, {lipochondrodystrophy}]