favism
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From fava + -ism, after the fava bean.
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