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carotenemia

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carotenemia /car·o·ten·emia/ (kar?o-te-ne´me-ah) hypercarotenemia.
car·o·te·ne·mi·a (kr-tn-m-)
n.
The presence of excess carotene in the blood, often resulting in yellowing of the skin. Also called xanthemia.
carotenemia (ker´tēnē´mē),
n excess carotene in the blood, producing a pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes that resembles jaundice.
carotenemia
the presence of high levels of carotene in the blood.
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