chloremia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chlor- + -emia.
Noun
chloremia (uncountable)
- (physiology, medicine) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream (which is always true, in some amount or other).
- Hyponyms: normochloremia, dyschloremia, hyperchloremia, hypochloremia
- (physiology, medicine) The presence of excess chloride in the bloodstream.
- Synonym: hyperchloremia
- Antonym: hypochloremia
- (loosely) Synonym of chlorosis
Derived terms
Translations
chlorosis — see chlorosis
the presence of chloride in the bloodstream
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “chloremia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.