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hyperuricemia
Used for:
uricacidemia
Broader Terms:
metabolism disorder
Broader Terms:
sign /symptom
Related Terms:
acute renal failure
Related Terms:
gout
Related Terms:
Lesch Nyhan syndrome
Related Terms:
urate
Scope Note:
excessive uric acid or urate in blood as defined by its solubility in plasma at 37 degrees Celsius; greater than 0.42mmol per liter (7.0mg/dl) in men or 0.36mmol per liter (6.0mg/dl) in women; this condition is caused by overproduction of uric acid or impaired renal clearance; hyperuricemia can be acquired, drug-induced or genetically determined; it is associated with hypertension and gout.
Term Number:
1849-8097
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