hyperuricemia en · NOUN
Etymology
From hyper- + uric + -emia.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.
One victim, who asked to be nameless, was perplexed by his fate, given his fairly temperate habits, until he read that hyperuricemia had been found in a small number of patients (less than 2 percent) in clinical trials of Viagra, approved for erectile dysfunction in 1998 but also used off-book as a recreational drug for sexual enhancement.
2020 November 13, Ligaya Mishan, “Once the Disease of Gluttonous Aristocrats, Gout Is Now Tormenting the Masses”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyperuricaemia | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| hyperuricemias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
pt hiperuricemia (high level of uric acid) · fr hyperuricémie (high level of uric acid) · ca hiperuricèmia (high level of uric acid) · es hiperuricemia (high level of uric acid) · cmn 高尿酸血症 (high level of uric acid) · fi hyperurikemia (high level of uric acid) · it iperuricemia (high level of uric acid) · nl hyperurikemie (high level of uric acid)