cholaemia
cholaemia · cholaemias
A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to…A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood, sometimes leading to somnolence and coma.
Origin
From New Latin cholaemia, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blFrom New Latin cholaemia, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “gall, bile”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chole- + -aemia.
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Forms
plural: cholaemiasWord family
1 related wordsDerivedcholaemic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable