cholaemia

English

Alternative forms

• cholemia

Etymology

From New Latin cholaemia, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chole- +‎ -aemia.

Noun

cholaemia (countable and uncountable, plural cholaemias)

1. (medicine) A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.

Derived terms

• cholaemic

 

References

• “Cholæmaa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Al Hoceima