Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperghrelinemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ghre-line-mia
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of excessive ghrelin in the blood

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From hyper- + ghrelin + -emia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hyperghrelinemia mean?: The presence of excessive ghrelin in the blood
Where does hyperghrelinemia come from?: From hyper- + ghrelin + -emia.

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