hyperkalemia

[ hahy-per-kuh-lee-mee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.

Origin of hyperkalemia

1
1945–50; hyper- + New Latin kal(ium) potassium (see alkali, -ium) + -emia

Other words from hyperkalemia

  • hy·per·ka·le·mic, adjective

Words Nearby hyperkalemia

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