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lacticaemia

lacticaemia noun: the presence of lactic acid in the bloodstream (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperlacticaemia).

Noun

lacticaemia (uncountable)

  1. The presence of lactic acid in the bloodstream (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperlacticaemia).

Forms of lacticaemia

alternative formlacticemia

Origin of lacticaemia

From lactic + -aemia.

Questions about lacticaemia

What does lacticaemia mean?
Lacticaemia means the presence of lactic acid in the bloodstream (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperlacticaemia).
What part of speech is lacticaemia?
Lacticaemia is a noun.

Words near lacticaemia in the dictionary

  1. lactescency
  2. lactescent
  3. lactic
  4. lactic acid
  5. lactic acidosis
  6. lacticaemia
  7. lacticemia
  8. lacticin
  9. lacticinia
  10. lacticol
  11. lactide

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