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hyperuricemia

noun
hy路​per路​uri路​ce路​mia | \ 藢h墨-p蓹r-藢yu虈r-蓹-藞s膿-m膿-蓹 How to pronounce hyperuricemia (audio) \

Definition of hyperuricemia

: excess uric acid in the blood
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 When intake of these foods exceeds the body鈥檚 ability to eliminate their waste, uric acid accumulates in the bloodstream, a condition known as hyperuricemia. — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, "Why Had This Man鈥檚 Arthritis Become Unbearable Overnight?," 31 Aug. 2017 Reducing the hyperuricemia reduces the risk of another attack of gout. — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, "Why Had This Man鈥檚 Arthritis Become Unbearable Overnight?," 31 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of hyperuricemia

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hyperuricemia

New Latin

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hyperuricemia

noun
hy路​per路​uri路​ce路​mia
variants: or chiefly British hyperuricaemia \ 藢h墨-​p蓹r-​藢yu虈r-​蓹-​藞s膿-​m膿-​蓹 How to pronounce hyperuricaemia (audio) \

Medical Definition of hyperuricemia

: excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout)

— called also uricacidemia, uricemia

Other Words from hyperuricemia

hyperuricemic or chiefly British hyperuricaemic \ -​藞s膿-​mik How to pronounce hyperuricaemic (audio) \ adjective

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