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ABETALIPOPROTEINEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("abetalipoproteinemia" is a kind of...):
congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)
hypobetalipoproteinemia (a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol)
lipidosis (a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body)
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