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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 levelsplay

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    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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