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hypercupremia

hypercupremia noun: an abnormally high level of copper in the blood (above the reference range), which if it is high enough and/or persistent enough can produce copper toxicity (in any of various diseases, including Wilson's disease).

Noun

hypercupremia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormally high level of copper in the blood (above the reference range), which if it is high enough and/or persistent enough can produce copper toxicity (in any of various diseases, including Wilson's disease).

Antonyms of hypercupremia

Origin of hypercupremia

From hyper- + cupr- + -emia.

Words formed from hypercupremia

Questions about hypercupremia

What does hypercupremia mean?
Hypercupremia means an abnormally high level of copper in the blood (above the reference range), which if it is high enough and/or persistent enough can produce copper toxicity (in any of various diseases, including Wilson's disease).
What part of speech is hypercupremia?
Hypercupremia is a noun.

Words near hypercupremia in the dictionary

  1. hypercuboidal
  2. hypercuboids
  3. hyperculture
  4. hypercultures
  5. hypercupraemia
  6. hypercupremia
  7. hypercupremic
  8. hypercurved
  9. hypercusp
  10. hypercusps
  11. hypercyanotic

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