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HYPOCALCAEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Synonyms:
hypocalcaemia; hypocalcemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypocalcaemia" 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)