Meanings
nounaleptinemia (uncountable)
- rareuncountablemedicineThe absence of the hormone leptin in the bloodstream
Thus, we now know of two distinct human diseases where the correction of near aleptinemia is of major therapeutic benefit.
2002 May 15, D.B. Savage, S. O’Rahilly, “Leptin: a novel therapeutic role in lipodystrophy”, in Journal of Clinical Investigation, volume 109, number 10, pages 1285–6
Origin
From a- + leptin + -emia; compare the more common hypoleptinemia.
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