HYPERBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperbetalipoproteinemia" 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)

hyperlipoproteinemia (any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood)

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