Word: abetalipoproteinemias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
e
ta
li
po
pro
tein
e
mi
as
Definition: Plural of 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
Morphemes:
Affix: abetalipoproteinemia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rare autosomal recessive disorder that interferes with the normal absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from food.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: en
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form words indicating a variant spelling of anti-
Affix: βῆτα
Language: grc
Decoded: beta
Meaning: second
Affix: lipo-
Language: en
Decoded: lipo-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fat.
Affix: protein
Language: en
Decoded: protein
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.
Affix: αἷμα
Language: grc
Decoded: aima
Meaning: blood
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.