Ascorbinemia
Definition
The presence and concentration of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in the circulating blood. In a clinical context, the analysis of this plasma value is essential for establishing a patient's true nutritional status, evaluating the total antioxidant capacity of the serum, and diagnosing early severe hypovitaminosis.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Ascorbinemia
- Plasma ascorbic acid level
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard genitive-dative inflections. |
| Formation | Derived from 'ascorbic' merged with the Greek functional suffix '-aimia' designating blood presence. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əs.kɔː.bɪ.ˈniː.mi.ə] |
| Source | Textbook of Medical Physiology and Clinical Hematology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: O ascorbinemie optimă contribuie direct la menținerea integrității structurale a colagenului din pereții vasculari.
EN: An optimal ascorbinemia directly contributes to maintaining the structural integrity of collagen within vascular walls.
RO: Valoarea scăzută de ascorbinemie detectată la vârstnic explică vindecarea extrem de lentă a leziunilor sale cutanate.
EN: The low ascorbinemia value detected in the elderly patient explains the extremely slow healing of his skin lesions.
RO: Analizele repetate au indicat o stabilizare a nivelului de ascorbinemie după trei săptămâni de suplimentare controlată.
EN: Repeated analyses indicated a stabilization of the ascorbinemia level after three weeks of controlled supplementation.
Idioms & Phrases
Determinare de ascorbinemie / Ascorbinemia determination
RO: Analiză cantitativă de laborator efectuată prin cromatografie de lichide pentru a măsura exact vitamina C din plasmă.
EN: A quantitative laboratory analysis performed via liquid chromatography to precisely measure vitamin C in plasma.
Ascorbinemie deficitară / Deficient ascorbinemia
RO: Stare patologică în care nivelul de acid ascorbic din sânge scade sub pragul critic minim necesar metabolismului.
EN: A pathological state in which the ascorbic acid level in the blood drops below the minimum critical threshold needed for metabolism.
Ascorbinemie de saturație / Saturated ascorbinemia
RO: Concentrația maximă de acid ascorbic pe care plasma o poate menține înainte ca rinichii să elimine excesul.
EN: The maximum concentration of ascorbic acid that plasma can maintain before the kidneys excrete the excess.
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