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hypocalcemia

American  
[hahy-poh-kal-see-mee-uh] / ˌhaɪ poʊ kælˈsi mi ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.


Etymology

Origin of hypocalcemia

First recorded in 1920–25; hypo- + calc- + -emia

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