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ammoniemia hyperammonemia [hi″per-am″mo-ne´me-ah] elevated levels of ammonia" >ammonia or its compounds in the blood. A congenital form occurs in two types: Type 1, due to deficiency of the enzyme ornithine carbamoyltransferase, is marked by vomiting, lethargy, coma, and hepatomegaly; symptoms are aggravated by protein ingestion. Type 2, due to deficiency of the enzyme carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (ammonia), is marked by vomiting, lethargy, and flaccidity and by elevated plasma and urinary levels of glycine. Hyperammonemia may also occur in nongenetic diseases such as severe liver disease.am·mo·ne·mi·a , ammoniemia (am'ō-nē'mē-ă, am'ō-ne-ē'mē-ă), The presence of ammonia or some of its compounds in the blood, thought to be formed from the decomposition of urea; it usually results in subnormal temperature, weak pulse, gastroenteric symptoms, and coma. Synonym(s): hyperammonemia [ammonia + G. haima, blood] am·mo·ne·mi·a , ammoniemia (hī'pĕr- ă-mō-nē'mē-ă) The presence of ammonia or some of its compounds in the blood, thought to be formed from the decomposition of urea; it usually results in subnormal temperature, weak pulse, gastroenteric symptoms, and coma. [ammonia + G. haima, blood] |