hyperghrelinemia

noun

The presence of excessive ghrelin in the blood

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Meanings

nounhyperghrelinemia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe presence of excessive ghrelin in the blood

    However, hyperghrelinemia is unlikely to arise from leptin resistance, as ghrelin levels are not elevated in obese subjects homozygous for an inactivating LepR mutation.

    2002, DE Cummings, “Elevated plasma ghrelin levels in Prader–Willi syndrome”, in Nature Medicine, page 643

Origin

From hyper- + ghrelin + -emia.

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