Medical term:

hypophosphatasia


hypophosphatasia

 [hi″po-fos″fah-ta´zhah]
an inborn error of metabolism marked by abnormally low serum alkaline phosphatase activity; it is manifested by rickets in infants and children and by osteomalacia in adults. It is most severe in babies under six months of age.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

hy·po·phos·pha·ta·si·a

(hī'pō-fos'fă-tā'zē-ă),
An abnormally low content of alkaline phosphatase in the circulating blood.
Synonym(s): hypophosphatasemia
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hy·po·phos·pha·ta·si·a

(hī'pō-fos'fă-tā'zē-ă)
An abnormally low content of alkaline phosphatase in the circulating blood.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

hy·po·phos·pha·ta·si·a

(hī'pō-fos'fă-tā'zē-ă)
An abnormally low content of alkaline phosphatase in circulating blood.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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