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hemoglobin Lepore

hemoglobin Lepore noun: a typically asymptomatic hemoglobinopathy caused by an autosomal recessive genetic mutation.

Noun

hemoglobin Lepore (uncountable)

  1. A typically asymptomatic hemoglobinopathy caused by an autosomal recessive genetic mutation.

Origin of hemoglobin Lepore

First identified in the Lepore family, an Italian-American family, in 1958.

Questions about hemoglobin Lepore

What does hemoglobin Lepore mean?
Hemoglobin Lepore means a typically asymptomatic hemoglobinopathy caused by an autosomal recessive genetic mutation.
What part of speech is hemoglobin Lepore?
Hemoglobin Lepore is a noun.

Words near hemoglobin Lepore in the dictionary

  1. hemoflagellates
  2. hemofuscin
  3. hemogenic
  4. hemoglobic
  5. hemoglobin
  6. hemoglobin Lepore
  7. hemoglobinase
  8. hemoglobinases
  9. hemoglobine
  10. hemoglobinemia
  11. hemoglobinised

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