Hyperuricemia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hyperuricemia is a noun meaning An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.
Meaning
An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- hyperuricemias
- hyperuricaemia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypouricemia, hyperuricaemia, hyperuricosuria, uricemia, uricacidemia, uricaciduria.
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