[ ˌhʌɪpəʊkə'li:mɪə ]
( US hypokalemia )
■ noun Medicine deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream.
Derivatives
hypokalaemic adjective
Origin
1940s: from hypo- + mod. L. kalium 'potassium'.
[ ˌhʌɪpəʊkə'li:mɪə ]
( US hypokalemia )
■ noun Medicine deficiency of potassium in the bloodstream.
Derivatives
hypokalaemic adjective
Origin
1940s: from hypo- + mod. L. kalium 'potassium'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004