HYPERNATREMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypernatremia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Antonym:

hyponatremia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration)

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