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hyperuricemia

English

Alternative forms

  • hyperuricaemia (UK)

Etymology

hyper- +? uric +? -emia

Noun

hyperuricemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperuricemias)

  1. An abnormally high level of uric acid in one's blood.

Further reading

  • hyperuricemia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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probenecid

English

Etymology

From (di)pro(pyl) +? ben(zoic a)cid.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p????b?n.?s.?d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /p?o??b?n.?s.?d/

Noun

probenecid (countable and uncountable, plural probenecids)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic sulfur-containing compound which promotes increased excretion of uric acid and is used to treat gout.

References

  • “probenecid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “probenecid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

probenecid From the web:

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