different between hyperuricemia vs allopurinol

English

hyper- +? uric +? -emia

hyperuricemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperuricemias)

From allo- (“other”) +? purine +? -ol.

allopurinol (countable and uncountable, plural allopurinols)

(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
“allopurinol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“allopurinol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

allopurinol m (plural allopurinols)

Send