lithemia

lithemia
lithemic, lithaemic, adj.
/li thee"mee euh/, n. Med.
the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
Also, lithaemia. Also called uricacidemia.
[ < NL lithaemia. See LITH-, -EMIA]

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  • lithemia — li·the·mia or chiefly Brit li·thae·mia lith ē mē ə n a condition in which excess uric acid is present in the blood li·the·mic or chiefly Brit li·thae·mic mik adj …   Medical dictionary

  • lithemia — n. (Medicine) excessively high amount of uric acid in the blood (also lithaemia) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lithemia — li·the·mia …   English syllables

  • lithemia — …   Useful english dictionary

  • li|thae|mi|a — «lih THEE mee uh», noun. = lithemia. (Cf. ↑lithemia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • uricacidemia — /yoor ik as i dee mee euh/, n. Med. lithemia. [1890 95; URIC ACID + EMIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • lithaemia — n. (Medicine) excessively high amount of uric acid in the blood (also lithemia) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lithemic — adj. of or pertaining to lithemia, pertaining to an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lith- — combining form or litho Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from lithos 1. : stone …   Useful english dictionary

  • lithaemia — noun see lithemia …   Useful english dictionary

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