cholemia

cholemia
The presence of bile salts in the circulating blood. SYN: cholehemia. [chole- + G. haima, blood]

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cho·le·mia or chiefly Brit cho·lae·mia kō-'lē-mē-ə n the presence of excess bile in the blood usu. indicative of liver disease
cho·le·mic or chiefly Brit cho·lae·mic -mik adj

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cho·le·mia (ko-leґme-ə) [chole- + -emia] the presence of bile or bile pigments in the blood. cholemic adj

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