hyperlipasemia

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ lipase +‎ -emia.

Noun

hyperlipasemia (usually uncountable, plural hyperlipasemias)

  1. The presence of excessive concentrations of lipases in the blood.
    • 2016, Ihekweazu FD, Nagy-Szakal D, Fishman DS, Kellermayer R, “Hyperlipasemia in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 2, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page e2-e3:
      There is a subset of IBD patients (up to 20%) reported to have hyperamylasemia and/or hyperlipasemia without the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
    • 2016, Da BL, Shulman IA, Joy Lane C, Buxbaum J, “Origin, presentation, and clinical course of nonpancreatic hyperlipasemia”, in Pancreas, volume 45, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 846–849:
      The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as a constellation of abnormal pancreatic enzymes, imaging, and characteristic pain. The origin and clinical significance of isolated hyperlipasemia is unclear. […] Elevated serum lipase level has many nonpancreatic origins, with liver and renal failure being the most frequent.

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