Total or partial deficiency of the enzyme catalase in the blood and tissues, occurring as an inherited (autosomal dominant) disorder and sometimes associated with infection and ulceration of the gums and other oral tissues.
Origin
1950s. From a- + catalase + -ia.
Definition of acatalasia in US English:
acatalasia
noun
Medicine
Total or partial deficiency of the enzyme catalase in the blood and tissues, occurring as an inherited (autosomal dominant) disorder and sometimes associated with infection and ulceration of the gums and other oral tissues.