estrapenia

noun

es·​tra·​pe·​nia

ˌestrəˈpēnēə,

-nyə

plural -s

: deficiency of cholinesterase

estrapenic

¦estrə¦pēnik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from estra- (from International Scientific Vocabulary cholinesterase) + -penia

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