hypobetalipoproteinemia

9.9

A family condition that causes very low cholesterol and blood fats

noun
/ˌhaɪpoʊˌbɛtəˌlaɪpəˌproʊtiˈniːmiə/

Specialized

: hipobetalipoproteinemia

Patients with hypobetalipoproteinemia often have abnormally low cholesterol levels without dietary changes.

Examples

The rare disease hypobetalipoproteinemia can lead to fat malabsorption and neurological issues.
Her family history revealed several cases of hypobetalipoproteinemia diagnosed in childhood.
What is hypobetalipoproteinemia?
Patients with hypobetalipoproteinemia often experience low cholesterol levels.
Her family history revealed several cases of hypobetalipoproteinemia diagnosed in childhood.
Patients with hypobetalipoproteinemia often have abnormally low cholesterol levels without dietary changes.
The rare disease hypobetalipoproteinemia can lead to fat malabsorption and neurological issues.

Synonyms

hypolipoproteinemia

vshypobetalipoproteinemia

Specialized

9.9

Very low levels of fat in the blood and the proteins that carry it

is narrower, naming inherited low specific lipoprotein and lipid levels

Surface Forms

hypobetalipoproteinemia singular

hypobetalipoproteinemias plural

Morphology

hypobetalipoproteinemia = betalipoproteinemia (opaque) = hypo + beta + lipo + protein + emia

The word is formed by adding hypo- meaning 'low' to a highly technical medical base, so most learners cannot infer the full meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

Hypobetalipoproteinemia breaks into parts: hypo- 'low', beta, lipo- 'fat', protein, and -emia 'in the blood', as in anemia. So the name simply means 'low beta fat-proteins in the blood', which explains why the disease is about very low levels of certain fats and cholesterol.