Hyperuricemia


[hahy-per-yoo r-uh-see-mee-uh] /ˌhaɪ pərˌyʊər əˈsi mi ə/

noun, Pathology.
1.
an excess of uric acid in the blood, often producing gout.

hyperuricemia hy·per·u·ri·ce·mi·a (hī’pər-yur’ĭ-sē’mē-ə)
n.
An unusually high concentration of uric acid in the blood.
hy’per·u’ri·ce’mic adj.

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