Meanings
plural abetalipoproteinemias · alternative abetalipoproteinaemia
- uncountableusuallymedicineA rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
Synonyms: Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
Origin
From a- + Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta, “second”) + lipoprotein + Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 無β脂蛋白血症 /无β脂蛋白血症
- 無β脂蛋白血症 /无β脂蛋白血症 (wú-beta zhīdànbáixuèzhèng)rare disorder
Finnish abeetalipoproteinemia
- abeetalipoproteinemiarare disorder
Indonesian abetalipoproteinemia
- abetalipoproteinemiarare disorder
Polish abetalipoproteinemia
- abetalipoproteinemiarare disorder
Portuguese abetalipoproteinemia
- abetalipoproteinemiarare disorder
Russian абеталипопротеинеми́я
- абеталипопротеинеми́я (abetalipoproteinemíja)rare disorder
Swedish abetalipoproteinemi
- abetalipoproteinemirare disorder
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abetalipoproteinemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abetalipoproteinemia
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