Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperlipasemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-li-pasemia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is a subset of IBD patients (up to 20%) reported to have hyperamylasemia and/or hyperlipasemia without the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis."
"The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as a constellation of abnormal pancreatic enzymes, imaging, and characteristic pain. The origin and clinical significance of isolated hyperlipasemia is unclear. […] Elevated serum lipase level has many nonpancreatic origins, with liver and renal failure being the most frequent."

Etymology

From hyper- + lipase + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper
Suffix: lipase

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hyperlipasemias (plural)

Questions

What does hyperlipasemia mean?: The presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.
Where does hyperlipasemia come from?: From hyper- + lipase + -emia.

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