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hy⋅per⋅u⋅ri⋅ce⋅mi⋅a

[hahy-per-yoor-uh-see-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.

Origin:
1890–95; hyper- + uric- + -emia


hy⋅per⋅u⋅ri⋅ce⋅mic, adjective
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hy·per·u·ri·ce·mi·a   (hī'pər-yŏŏr'ĭ-sē'mē-ə)   
n.  Excess uric acid in the blood, as in gout.
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Main Entry: hy·per·uri·ce·mia
Variant: or chiefly British hy·per·uri·cae·mia /"hI-p&r-"yur-&-'sE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout) called also uricacidemia, uricemiahy·per·uri·ce·mic or chiefly British hy·per·uri·cae·mic /-'sE-mik/ adjective
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hyperuricemia hy·per·u·ri·ce·mi·a (hī'pər-y&oobreve;r'ĭ-sē'mē-ə)
n.
An unusually high concentration of uric acid in the blood.


hy'per·u'ri·ce'mic adj.

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