hypercalcemia
The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the bloodThe presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.
Hyperkalzämie
гѝперкальциеми́яgìperkalʹcijemíja
the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
Translations
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Origin
From hyper- + calcemia or hyper- + calc- + -emia.From hyper- + calcemia or hyper- + calc- + -emia.
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Forms
plural: hypercalcemiasSynonyms
1 synonyms- the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease:hypercalcaemia
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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