Clinical Diagnosis · Multiple Systems · Hard
Hyperuricaemia
Meaning: An abnormally high blood level of the waste product formed when purines are broken down, which can lead to gout.
In practice: Asymptomatic hyperuricaemia was noted on his routine blood tests, but no treatment was started.
Word parts
- hyper- means above or more than normal
- -aemia means a condition of the blood
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