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HYPOBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypobetalipoproteinemia" is a kind of...):
hypolipoproteinemia (any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypobetalipoproteinemia"):
abetalipoproteinemia (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)
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