: a rare genetic disorder in which the body is unable to absorb dietary fats and fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin A and E) because of an absence of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins (such as chylomicrons and VLDLs) in the blood plasma Abetalipoproteinemia presents initially in the neonatal period with gastrointestinal manifestations ...
grievance procedure. Definition. A process instituted by a health plan or benefit provider for policyholders to file complaints.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Grievance. In general, grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, whether real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant oppressive state of things.