alcoholaemia

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noun

The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream

OriginAncient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol →
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Meanings

nounalcoholaemia (plural alcoholaemias)

plural alcoholaemias

  1. The presence of alcohol in the bloodstream
  2. A measure of the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  9. Englishalcoholaemia

From alcohol + -aemia.

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Translations

Catalan alcoholèmia
  • alcoholèmiapresence of alcohol
French alcoolémie, alcoolémie
  • alcoolémiepresence of alcohol
  • alcoolémiemeasure of the amount of alcohol
Italian alcolemia, alcolemia
  • alcolemiapresence of alcohol
  • alcolemiameasure of the amount of alcohol
Portuguese alcoolemia
  • alcoolemiapresence of alcohol
Spanish alcoholemia
  • alcoholemiapresence of alcohol
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APA

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Chicago

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