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hyperkalemia

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

noun

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


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  • hyper·ka·lemic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperkalemia1

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

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