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citrullinemia

citrullinemia noun: the normal presence of citrulline in the blood.

Noun

citrullinemia (uncountable)

  1. The normal presence of citrulline in the blood.
  2. (medical genetics) A disorder of the urea cycle that causes ammonia and other toxic substances to accumulate in the blood.

Origin of citrullinemia

From citrulline + -emia.

Questions about citrullinemia

What does citrullinemia mean?
Citrullinemia means the normal presence of citrulline in the blood.
What part of speech is citrullinemia?
Citrullinemia is a noun.

Words near citrullinemia in the dictionary

  1. citrullinates
  2. citrullinating
  3. citrullination
  4. citrullinations
  5. citrulline
  6. citrullinemia
  7. citrullinemic
  8. citrullines
  9. citrullinome
  10. citrullinuria
  11. citrumelo

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