hyperkalemia

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

noun

, Pathology.

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

Other Words From

• hyper·ka·lemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperkalemia¹

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