Meaning & use
Lipemic
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Relating to or affected by lipemia, an excess of fat or lipids in the blood.
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The lab flagged the blood sample as lipemic, which can interfere with test results.
A lipemic serum sample often appears cloudy or milky.
A note on using this word
Lipemic samples are a common problem in clinical laboratories, since high fat content can distort readings from automated analyzers.
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