hypokalemia

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

/ ˌhaɪ poʊ keɪˈli mi ə /

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noun Pathology.

an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.

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Origin of hypokalemia

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hypokalemia

hy·po·ka·le·mic, adjective

Words nearby hypokalemia

hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, hypogynous, hypohidrosis, hypoid gear, hypoionian mode, hypokalemia, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, hypokinesia, hypokinesis, hypoleydigism, hypolimnion

Medical definitions for hypokalemia

hypokalemia

[ hī′pō-kā-lē′mē-ə ]

An abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood.hypopotassemia