Favism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Favism is a noun meaning (medicine) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: an X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
Meaning
(medicine) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: an X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fabism, fructosemia, hyperfructosaemia, dysfibrogenemia, fucosidosis, hyperfructosemia.
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