HYPOBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol

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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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