1. Noun. (British) (alternative spelling of hypouricemia) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hypouricaemia
1. Deficiency of uric acid in the blood, along with xanthinuria, due to deficiency of xanthine oxidase, the enzyme required for conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and of xanthine to uric acid.
Origin: Gr. Haima = blood
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
