hypophosphatasia

noun

A rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.

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Meanings

nounhypophosphatasia (usually uncountable, plural hypophosphatasias)

plural hypophosphatasias

  1. uncountableusuallyA rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.

    Synonyms: HPP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.

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hypophosphatasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophosphatasia

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“hypophosphatasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophosphatasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypophosphatasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypophosphatasia.

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