hyperreninemia

hyperreninemia
hy·per·re·nin·emia or chiefly Brit hy·per·re·nin·ae·mia -.rē-nən-'ē-mē-əalso -.ren-ən- n the presence of an abnormally high concentration of renin in the blood

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hy·per·re·nin·emia (hi″pər-re″nĭ-neґme-ə) a condition of elevated levels of renin in the blood, which may lead to aldosteronism. See also reninism. hyperreninemic adj

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