lipemia
lipemia noun: an excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.
Noun
lipemia (countable and uncountable, plural lipemias)
- An excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.
- The absence of lipemia in the 28 cases undergoing treatment, although many of them were severe, is a striking fact, and probably to be accounted for by the partial or complete fasting.1917, Elliott Proctor Joslin, The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, Lea & Febiger, page 102
- The studies cited above do not permit a decision as to whether the observed lipemias represent a direct action of estrogen or whether the effect is mediated through another organ.1947, Oscar Riddle, Studies on Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 111
- Synonyms:
- hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia
lipemia meaning in Tamil
lipemia in Tamil
- இரத்த கொழுப்பு மிகைப்பு
Examples of lipemia in a sentence
- In patients with increased platelet aggregation, fat-loading produced a somewhat higher degree of lipemia than in the normal volunteers.1982, G. Hornstra, Dietary Fats, Prostanoids and Arterial Thrombosis, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Wolters Kluwer), page 72:
- It is important to note that Lipemia can also be seen as an artifact when a blood sample is collected from a pet that has just recently eaten.2010, Andrew J. Rosenfeld, Sharon M. Dial, Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team, Wiley-Blackwell, page 158:
Synonyms of lipemia
- hyperlipaemia
- hyperlipemia
- hyperlipidaemia
- hyperlipidemia
- hyperlipoidaemia
- hyperlipoidemia
- lipaemia
- lipidaemia
- lipidemia
- lipoidaemia
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Forms of lipemia
| plural | lipemias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lipaemia |
Origin of lipemia
From lip- + -emia.
Words formed from lipemia
Questions about lipemia
- What does lipemia mean?
- Lipemia means an excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.
- What is lipemia in Tamil?
- Lipemia in Tamil is இரத்த கொழுப்பு மிகைப்பு. See Lipemia meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use lipemia in a sentence?
- In patients with increased platelet aggregation, fat-loading produced a somewhat higher degree of lipemia than in the normal volunteers.
- What part of speech is lipemia?
- Lipemia is a noun.
- What is the plural of lipemia?
- The plural of lipemia is lipemias.
Words near lipemia in the dictionary
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