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icteremia

icteremia noun: the presence of bile in the blood.

Noun

icteremia (uncountable)

  1. The presence of bile in the blood.
    • A condition of so-called icteremia or cholemia then becomes manifest.1904, Western Surgical Association, Transactions of the Western Surgical Association. ...: Annual Meeting ..., page 283
  2. The presence of bilirubin in the blood.
    • Lipemia and icteremia (elevated bilirubin) can inhibit optical readings and falsely decrease values. Reaction of picric acid with bilirubin can be minimized by treatment with ferricyanide or small amounts of surfactant.2021 June 9, Richard A. McPherson, Matthew R. Pincus, Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 457

Origin of icteremia

From icter + -emia.

Questions about icteremia

What does icteremia mean?
Icteremia means the presence of bile in the blood.
What part of speech is icteremia?
Icteremia is a noun.

Words near icteremia in the dictionary

  1. ICSTIS
  2. ICT
  3. ictal
  4. ictalurid
  5. ictalurids
  6. icteremia
  7. icteric
  8. icterical
  9. icterics
  10. icterid
  11. icterids

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