Home › Words › H › hyperammonemiahyperammonemiahyperammonemia means A metabolic disturbance characterized by excessive ammonia in the blood.EtymologyFrom hyper- + ammonemia.nounA metabolic disturbance characterized by excessive ammonia in the bloodDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ammonemia 75% match — Elevated ammonia level in the blood. vs hyperammonemia →hyperaminoacidemia 67% match — The presence of an excessive amount of amino acids in the blood. vs hyperammonemia →hyperaminoaciduria 64% match — The presence of excessive amino acids in the urine. vs hyperammonemia →ammonemic 63% match — Relating to ammonemia vs hyperammonemia →creatinemia 62% match — The presence of (excessive amounts of) creatine in the blood vs hyperammonemia →aminoacidemia 61% match — The presence of amino acids in the blood (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperaminoacidemia). vs hyperammonemia →hyperlactacidemia 60% match — The presence of excess lactic acid in the blood vs hyperammonemia →argininemia 60% match — The presence of arginine in the blood vs hyperammonemia →