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

1 sense of hyperbetalipoproteinemia

Sense 1
hyperbetalipoproteinemia -- (a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age)
       => hyperlipoproteinemia -- (any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood)
       => 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)