Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysproteinemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dys-pro-teine-mia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of abnormal types or amount of protein in the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Decreased albumin is a common form of dysproteinemia. Fundamentally, the decrease can be attributed to either albumin loss or failure of albumin synthesis. Depending on the stage of the disease, it can be associated with either slight hyperproteinemia (acute stage), normoproteinemia (progressive stage), or, in its advanced stages, hypoproteinemia. Therefore, the total serum protein is not a reliable index of albumin status and albumin must be determined."

Etymology

From dys- + protein + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dys-
Suffix: protein

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysproteinemias (plural)

Antonyms

normoproteinemia

Questions

What does dysproteinemia mean?: The presence of abnormal types or amount of protein in the blood.
Where does dysproteinemia come from?: From dys- + protein + -emia.

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