Galactemia

/ɡæləkˈtiːmiə/ noun

Definition

An abnormally high level of galactose sugar in the blood, a metabolic disorder.

Etymology

From 'galact-' (relating to milk/galactose) + '-emia' (medical suffix meaning presence in blood). The suffix '-emia' is used for any abnormal blood condition.

Kelly Says

Galactemia is why newborns get screened for galactosemia (inability to process galactose)—if untreated, it causes intellectual disability, but caught early, a special diet prevents damage entirely.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Galaxy ማርያም
Galaxy mariyam
ARالعربية
سُكرُ الحليب
sukr al-halib
BNবাংলা
গ্যাল্যাক্টেমিয়া
gallyak-teh-mee-yah
CACatalà
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
CSČeština
galaktemie
gah-lahk-teh-mee
DADansk
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
DEDeutsch
Galaktemie
gah-lahk-teh-mee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
γαλακτομεμία
gah-lahk-toh-mee-ah
ESEspañol
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
FAفارسی
گالکتمی
gah-lak-teh-mee
FISuomi
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
FRFrançais
galactemie
gah-lahk-teh-mee
GUGU
ગૅલૅક્ટેમિયા
gā-lak-teh-mee-yah
HAHA
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
HEעברית
גל Secretario
galak-teh-mee-ah
HIहिन्दी
गैलैक्टेमिया
gah-layk-teh-mee-yah
HUMagyar
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
IGIG
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
ITItaliano
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
JA日本語
銀河血症
ginga ketsushō
KKKK
галактоэмия
gah-lak-toh-eh-mee-yah
KMKM
គាលាក់ទីមី
kah-lak-tee-mee
KO한국어
은하혈증
eunha hyeoljeung
MRMR
गॅलॅक्टेमिया
gah-lak-teh-mee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလက်တီမီးယား
ga-la-tee-mee-yah
NLNederlands
galactemie
gah-lahk-teh-mee
NONorsk
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
PAPA
ਗੈਲਾਕਟੇਮੀਆ
gah-lahk-teh-mee-yah
PLPolski
galaktosemia
gah-lak-toh-seh-mee-ah
PTPortuguês
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
RORomână
galactoemie
gah-lak-toh-mee-eh
RUРусский
галактоме́мия
gah-lak-toh-mee-yuh
SVSvenska
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
SWKiswahili
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
துளசி
thulasi
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాలాక్టీమియా
gyālak-tē-mee-yah
THไทย
ภาวะน้ำตาลในเลือดจากน้ำนม
pha-wa naam-taan nai lueud jahk naam-nom
TLTL
galaktemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
TRTürkçe
galaktosemi
gah-lak-toh-seh-mee
UKУкраїнська
галактоемія
gah-lak-toh-mee-yah
URاردو
گالیکٹمیا
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
VITiếng Việt
galactemia
gah-lak-teh-mee-ah
YOYO
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah
ZH中文
银河血症
yín hé xuè zhèng
ZUZU
galactemia
gah-lahk-teh-mee-ah

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