hypoglycemia

[ hahy-poh-glahy-see-mee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.

Origin of hypoglycemia

1
First recorded in 1890–95; hypo- + glyc- + -emia

Other words from hypoglycemia

  • hy·po·gly·ce·mic, adjective

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How to use hypoglycemia in a sentence

  • But Monjack had explanations: She was hypoglycemic; he had heart problems and survived oral cancer.

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  • She had seen some peculiar conditions at this station, but hypoglycemic shock was something new.

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Scientific definitions for hypoglycemia

hypoglycemia

[ hī′pō-glī-sēmē-ə ]


  1. An abnormally low level of sugar in the blood, most commonly caused by excessive doses of insulin in people with diabetes or by excessive ingestion of alcohol or certain other drugs. It can cause weakness, dizziness, disorientation, and, if prolonged, permanent brain damage.

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