hyperghrelinemia

English

Etymology

From hyper +‎ ghrelin +‎ -emia.

Noun

hyperghrelinemia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The presence of excessive ghrelin in the blood
   • 2002, DE Cummings, “Elevated plasma ghrelin levels in Prader–Willi syndrome”, in Nature Medicine, page 643:

     However, hyperghrelinemia is unlikely to arise from leptin resistance, as ghrelin levels are not elevated in obese subjects homozygous for an inactivating LepR mutation.