Term: abetalipoproteinemia: a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
Candidate hypernym: lipidosis: a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body → 1
Candidate hypernym: name: a person's reputation → 0
Candidate hypernym: fighter: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air → 0
Candidate hypernym: alpha rhythm: the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz → 0
Candidate hypernym: vestibular gland: a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus → 0
Candidate hypernym: flagellate: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: erosion: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind → 0
Candidate hypernym: occasion: the time of a particular event → 0
Candidate hypernym: hardware store: a store selling hardware → 0
Candidate hypernym: pseudomonad: bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: scale: the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it → 0