chloremia

English

Alternative forms

• chloraemia (UK)
• chloræmia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chlor- +‎ -emia.

Noun

chloremia (uncountable)

2. (physiology, medicine) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream (which is always true, in some amount or other).

   Hyponyms: normochloremia, dyschloremia, hyperchloremia, hypochloremia

   2. (physiology, medicine) The presence of excess chloride in the bloodstream.

      Synonym: hyperchloremia

      Antonym: hypochloremia

4. (loosely) Synonym of chlorosis

Derived terms

• dyschloremia
• normochloremia

 

Translations

chlorosis — see chlorosis

the presence of chloride in the bloodstream

• French: chlorémie (fr) f
• Italian: cloruremia f, cloremia (it) f
• Portuguese: cloremia f
• Romanian: cloremie f

References

• “chloremia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Homerical