acetaldehydemia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From acetaldehyde + -emia.
Noun
[edit]acetaldehydemia (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydemias)
- (pathology) The presence of acetaldehydes in the blood
- 2015 August 18, Akira Yokoyama et al., “Alcohol Dehydrogenase-1B (rs1229984) and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 (rs671) Genotypes Are Strong Determinants of the Serum Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels of Japanese Alcoholic Men”, in PLoS ONE[1], volume 10, :
- Most homozygous inactive ALDH2*2⁄*2 carriers are nondrinkers because they experience severe acetaldehydemia and unpleasant flushing responses if they drink alcohol.