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acetaldehydemia

acetaldehydemia noun: the presence of acetaldehydes in the blood.

Noun

acetaldehydemia (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydemias)

  1. The presence of acetaldehydes in the blood
    • Most homozygous inactive ALDH2*2⁄*2 carriers are nondrinkers because they experience severe acetaldehydemia and unpleasant flushing responses if they drink alcohol.2015 August 18, Akira Yokoyama et al., “Alcohol Dehydrogenase-1B (rs1229984) and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 (rs671) Genotypes Are Strong Determinants of the Serum Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels of...

Forms of acetaldehydemia

pluralacetaldehydemias

Origin of acetaldehydemia

From acetaldehyde + -emia.

Questions about acetaldehydemia

What does acetaldehydemia mean?
Acetaldehydemia means the presence of acetaldehydes in the blood.
What part of speech is acetaldehydemia?
Acetaldehydemia is a noun.
What is the plural of acetaldehydemia?
The plural of acetaldehydemia is acetaldehydemias.

Words near acetaldehydemia in the dictionary

  1. acetachlor
  2. acetal
  3. acetaldehydase
  4. acetaldehydases
  5. acetaldehyde
  6. acetaldehydemia
  7. acetaldehydemias
  8. acetaldehydes
  9. acetaldol
  10. acetaldoxime
  11. acetaldoximes

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