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hyperamylinaemia

hyperamylinaemia noun: the presence of excess amylin in the blood.

Noun

hyperamylinaemia (uncountable)

  1. The presence of excess amylin in the blood
    • In circumstances of defective ProIAPP processing or hyperamylinaemia, the equilibrium between IAPP forming a heterodimer with insulin may shift towards IAPP homodimerization.2016 February 4, “Identification of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide as a BACE2 Substrate”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hyperamylinaemia

From hyper- + amylin + -aemia.

Questions about hyperamylinaemia

What does hyperamylinaemia mean?
Hyperamylinaemia means the presence of excess amylin in the blood.
What part of speech is hyperamylinaemia?
Hyperamylinaemia is a noun.

Words near hyperamylinaemia in the dictionary

  1. hyperammonemia
  2. hyperammonemias
  3. hyperammonemic
  4. hyperamylasaemia
  5. hyperamylasemia
  6. hyperamylinaemia
  7. hyperamylinemia
  8. hyperanalyze
  9. hyperanarchy
  10. hyperandrogen
  11. hyperandrogenaemia

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