hypokalemia

[ hahy-poh-key-lee-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

Other Words From

• hypo·ka·lemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypokalemia¹

1945–50; hypo- + New Latin kal ( ium ) potassium (derivative of kali, as in alkali ) + -emia