hypergastrinemia

hypergastrinemia
hy·per·gas·trin·emia or chiefly Brit hy·per·gas·trin·ae·mia -.gas-trə-'nē-mē-ə n the presence of an excess of gastrin in the blood
hy·per·gas·trin·emic or chiefly Brit hy·per·gas·trin·ae·mic -'nē-mik adj

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hy·per·gas·trin·emia (hi″pər-gasґtrĭ-neґme-ə) excessively high blood gastrin levels, such as in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. hypergastrinemic adj

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