cholaemia
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From New Latin cholaemia, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chole- + -aemia.
Noun[edit]
cholaemia (countable and uncountable, plural cholaemias)
- (medicine) A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
References[edit]
- “Cholæmaa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.