‖ lithæmia Path.
(lɪˈθiːmɪə)
[mod.L., f. Gr. λίθ-ος stone + αἷµ-α blood.]
The condition in which lithic or uric acid is in excess in the blood; formerly called uricæmia.
| 1874 C. Murchison Functional Derangem. Liver ii. 65 This morbid state of the blood I propose to designate Lithæmia. 1884 F. J. Nott in Harper's Mag. Aug. 442/2 These waters are..efficacious in..lithæmia. |
Hence lithæmic (lɪˈθiːmɪk) a., of or pertaining to lithæmia; affected with lithæmia.
| 1889 Syd. Soc. Lex., Lithæmic insomnia. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 10 These also are frequently found in lithæmic persons. Ibid. 750 The so-called ‘lithæmic diathesis’ is a..frequent cause of throat disease. |