hyperuricemia

noun hy·per·uri·ce·mia \ˌhī-pər-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈsē-mē-ə\

Definition of HYPERURICEMIA

: excess uric acid in the blood

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1894

Medical Dictionary

noun hy·per·uri·ce·mia

: excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout)—called also uricacidemia, uricemia

—hy·per·uri·ce·mic or chiefly British hy·per·uri·cae·mic \-ˈsē-mik\ adjective

hy·per·uri·ce·mia or chiefly British hy·per·uri·cae·mia \ˌhī-pər-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈsē-mē-ə\

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