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Look up: Carotenemia

  1. carotenemia
    [n] - excess carotene in the blood stream
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  2. Carotenemia
    Carotenemia: Temporary yellowing of the skin due to excessive beta carotene in the diet. The offending substance, beta carotene, is an antioxidant (a substance that protects cells against oxidation damage) and is converted by the body to vitamin A. Carotenemia is most commonly seen in infants fed to...
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  3. carotenemia
    xanthemia noun excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. carotenemia
    (kar″ә-tә-ne´me-ә) hypercarotenemia.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  5. carotenemia
    yellow skin discoloration caused by excess blood carotene; it may follow overeating of such carotenoid-rich foods as carrots, sweet potatoes, or ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/27

  6. carotenemia
    carotenemia Carotene in the blood, marked by yellowing of the skin (pseudojaundice or yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, etc., due to an increase of bile pigments in the blood, often symptomatic of certain diseases; such as, hepatitis). It can be distinguished from true jaundice ...
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  7. carotenemia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kar′ō-te-nē′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Carotene in the blood, especially pertaining to increased quantities, which sometimes cause a pale yellow-red pigmentation of the skin that may resemble icterus. Synonyms: carotinemia, xanthemia
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

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