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hyperprolactinemia

hyperprolactinemia noun: the condition of having abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.

Noun

hyperprolactinemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperprolactinemias)

  1. (usually) The condition of having abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.
    • Dostinex is used for Parkinson’s in other countries but is approved in this country only for a hormonal disorder, hyperprolactinemia.2007 January 4, Denise Grady, “Studies Find Harm in 2 Parkinson’s Drugs”, in New York Times

Forms of hyperprolactinemia

pluralhyperprolactinemias
alternative formhyperprolactinaemia

Questions about hyperprolactinemia

What does hyperprolactinemia mean?
Hyperprolactinemia means the condition of having abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.
What part of speech is hyperprolactinemia?
Hyperprolactinemia is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperprolactinemia?
The plural of hyperprolactinemia is hyperprolactinemias.

Words near hyperprolactinemia in the dictionary

  1. hyperprolactemia
  2. hyperprolactenemia
  3. hyperprolactinaemia
  4. hyperprolactinaemias
  5. hyperprolactinaemic
  6. hyperprolactinemia
  7. hyperprolactinemias
  8. hyperprolactinemic
  9. hyperproliferate
  10. hyperproliferated
  11. hyperproliferates

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