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favism

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Main Entry: fav·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈfä-ˌvi-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: circa 1927

: a condition especially of males of Mediterranean descent that is marked by the development of hemolytic anemia upon consumption of broad beans or inhalation of broad bean pollen and is caused by a usually inherited deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate


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