acetaldehydemia

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noun

The presence of acetaldehydes in the blood

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Meanings

nounacetaldehydemia (countable and uncountable, plural acetaldehydemias)

plural acetaldehydemias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe presence of acetaldehydes in the blood

    Most homozygous inactive ALDH2*2⁄*2 carriers are nondrinkers because they experience severe acetaldehydemia and unpleasant flushing responses if they drink alcohol.

    2015 August 18, Akira Yokoyama et al., “Alcohol Dehydrogenase-1B (rs1229984) and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 (rs671) Genotypes Are Strong Determinants of the Serum Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels of Japanese Alcoholic Men”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From acetaldehyde + -emia.

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