hypocalcemia
hypocalcemia · hypocalcemias
The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the bloodThe medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.
Near-synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia
abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Origin
From hypo- + calcemia or hypo- + calc- + -emia.From hypo- + calcemia or hypo- + calc- + -emia.
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Forms
plural: hypocalcemias| Singular | hypocalcemia |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency:hypocalcaemia
Antonyms
2 antonymshypercalcemiahypercalcaemia
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhypocalcemic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable