URIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uric acid mean? 

• URIC ACID (noun)
  The noun URIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine

  Familiarity information: URIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• URIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("uric acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

 Context examples 

By inhibiting xanthine oxidase, uric acid production is reduced and serum uric acid levels are lowered.

(Febuxostat, NCI Thesaurus)

But sometimes uric acid can build up and form needle-like crystals.

(Gout, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

A buildup of uric acid (a byproduct of metabolism) in the blood.

(Hyperuricemia, NCI Dictionary)

This gene is involved in the regulation of the uric acid cycle.

(OTC Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

An X-linked inherited syndrome caused by mutations in the gene that encodes the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase, resulting in accumulation of uric acid in the body.

(Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate an elevation in the concentration of uric acid.

(Hyperuricemia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Elevated blood concentrations of uric acid.

(Hyperuricemia, NCI Thesaurus)

The buildup of uric acid in the joints and tissues causes arthritis and inflammation.

(Gout, NCI Dictionary)

In addition, this agent, like other thiazide diuretics, decreases calcium and uric acid secretion.

(Chlorthalidone, NCI Thesaurus)

Gout is a painful type of arthritis that happens when too much uric acid builds up in the body.

(Arthritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)