Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abetalipoproteinemia

1 sense of abetalipoproteinemia

Sense 1
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)
       => 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)
       => genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition -- (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)