gargoylism

gar goyl ism |ˈgärgoiˌlizəm ˈɡɑrɡɔɪlɪzəm | ▶noun former term for Hurler's syndrome. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from gargoyle (because the deformities that characterize the syndrome were thought to resemble Gothic gargoyles ) + -ism .

gargoylism

gar |goyl |ism |ˈgɑːgɔɪlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun another term for Hurler's syndrome. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from gargoyle (because the deformities which characterize the syndrome were thought to resemble Gothic gargoyles ) + -ism .