hyperuricemia

[ hahy-per-yoor-uh-see-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

Other Words From

• hyper·uri·cemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperuricemia¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + uric- + -emia