HYPOKALEMIA


Meaning of HYPOKALEMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pō-ˌkā-ˈlē-mē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + kal ium potassium (from kali alkali, from Arabic qily saltwort) + -emia

Date: 1949

: a deficiency of potassium in the blood

• hy·po·ka·le·mic -mik adjective

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