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lipid proteinosis
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lipid proteinosis [′lip·əd ‚prō·dē·ə′nō·səs]
(medicine)
A hereditary disorder characterized by extracellular deposits of phospholipid-protein conjugate involving various areas of the body, including the skin and air passages.
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