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hypophosphatasia

hypophosphatasia noun: a rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.

Noun

hypophosphatasia (usually uncountable, plural hypophosphatasias)

  1. (usually) A rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.
    Synonyms:
    HPP

Synonyms of hypophosphatasia

Forms of hypophosphatasia

pluralhypophosphatasias

Origin of hypophosphatasia

From hypo- + phosphatase + -ia.

Words formed from hypophosphatasia

Questions about hypophosphatasia

What does hypophosphatasia mean?
Hypophosphatasia means a rare and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease characterised by phosphatase deficiency.
What part of speech is hypophosphatasia?
Hypophosphatasia is a noun.
What is the plural of hypophosphatasia?
The plural of hypophosphatasia is hypophosphatasias.

Words near hypophosphatasia in the dictionary

  1. hypophosphataemia
  2. hypophosphataemias
  3. hypophosphataemic
  4. hypophosphatasaemia
  5. hypophosphatasemia
  6. hypophosphatasia
  7. hypophosphatasias
  8. hypophosphatasic
  9. hypophosphate
  10. hypophosphatemia
  11. hypophosphatemias

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