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cystinosis

cystinosis noun: a disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.

Noun

cystinosis (uncountable)

  1. A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.

Synonyms of cystinosis

Origin of cystinosis

From cystine + -osis.

Questions about cystinosis

What does cystinosis mean?
Cystinosis means a disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine.
What part of speech is cystinosis?
Cystinosis is a noun.

Words near cystinosis in the dictionary

  1. cystine
  2. cystine knot
  3. cystine knots
  4. cystines
  5. cystinosin
  6. cystinosis
  7. cystinotic
  8. cystinuria
  9. cystinurias
  10. cystinuric
  11. cystinyl

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