hyperlipasemia
hyperlipasemia noun: the presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.
Noun
hyperlipasemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperlipasemias)
- The presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.
- There is a subset of IBD patients (up to 20%) reported to have hyperamylasemia and/or hyperlipasemia without the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.2016, Ihekweazu FD, Nagy-Szakal D, Fishman DS, Kellermayer R, “Hyperlipasemia in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 2, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page e2-e3
- The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as a constellation of abnormal pancreatic enzymes, imaging, and characteristic pain. The origin and clinical significance of isolated hyperlipasemia is unclear. […] Elevated serum lipase level has many nonpancreatic origins, with liver and renal...2016, Da BL, Shulman IA, Joy Lane C, Buxbaum J, “Origin, presentation, and clinical course of nonpancreatic hyperlipasemia”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 846–849
Forms of hyperlipasemia
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Origin of hyperlipasemia
From hyper- + lipase + -emia.
Questions about hyperlipasemia
- What does hyperlipasemia mean?
- Hyperlipasemia means the presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.
- What part of speech is hyperlipasemia?
- Hyperlipasemia is a noun.
- What is the plural of hyperlipasemia?
- The plural of hyperlipasemia is hyperlipasemias.
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