Main Entry: car·o·ten·emia

Variant(s): also car·o·tin·emia or chiefly British car·o·ten·ae·mia also car·o·tin·ae·mia \ˌkar-ət-ə-ˈnē-mē-ə, -ət-^ən-ˈē-\

Function: noun

: the presence in the circulating blood of carotene which may cause a yellowing of the skin resembling jaundice